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..in men, anyway. Somebody at the University of Montreal Hospital Research Centre has too much time on his hands. File under yesterday's news, the study of the obvious, where will the sun rise tomorrow, ...
Dr. David Alter of the Toronto Rehabilitation Institute and the University of Toronto, in a related commentary, writes that the "findings add weight to our understanding that the act of snow shoveling in cold temperatures sets the stage for an eco-biological-behavioural 'perfect storm,' particularly among those physically deconditioned who have or who are at risk of heart disease."
In other words - if you're unfit you stand a good chance of having a heart-attack when shoveling heavy snow in cold conditions!
My attitude about shoveling snow has been "the Lord givith, the Lord takith away". That is a lot safer than trying to shovel a few tons of material when your normal activity is pushing a computer mouse around. Shoveling snow is what teen age kids are for. Just pay them and the snow goes away.
Sounds like another case of addressing/blaming symptoms vs the core issue(s) that cause/lay the groundwork for the vast majority of heart attacks and heart "disease" like poor diet, being over weight, lack of activity, etc.
But in a society where everything/everyone else in many cases likes to blame anything/everything else except #1/the person staring back at themselves in the mirror and their lifestyle/poor habits, are we surprised?
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