Paul Saladino· MD
Certainly if you have pre-existing cardiovascular disease, yeah, absolutely. It's definitely going to put a stress on your heart.
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We can't find evidence that holds up here. Proponents are reasoning from mechanism or analogy rather than direct human data, and the most credible skeptics raise objections we can't dismiss.
Certainly if you have pre-existing cardiovascular disease, yeah, absolutely. It's definitely going to put a stress on your heart.
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