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...Love: I think some of the exercise rules [can be scrapped] as well. When you're young and you've got two toddlers on your hip, then you really don't have to lift weights...
...Love: Fit and fat is healthier than skinny and a couch potato. We have to try to get away from having [weight] be the dominant theme in everything. (See what makes you eat more food...
When confronted with a new study, what questions can readers ask to figure out how much to pay attention? Love: The first thing to ask is, What kind of a study was it? Were they just observing? Or were they doing a randomized [trial], where some people ate blueberries and some people ate raspberries? The second thing is, Was it in people or in rats or in Petri dishes? You want to look at how many people they studied. Obviously, the more people you study, the more accurate the data's going to be. And then, Who funded the study...
Speaking of asking questions, you say a lot of screenings may not be necessary. How can a patient figure out whether to get a particular test? Love: One thing you should always ask is, How is this going to change my treatment? A lot of tests are just done out of habit. You don't want to have any unnecessary tests, because there's always a downside. (See the top 10 medical breakthroughs...
...that some of the anxiety over health rules comes from the sense that if we can just follow them, we'll never have health problems and will live forever. Love: And it's just not true...