Cactus Cooler ingredients:
- Carbonated water
- high fructose corn syrup and/or sugar
- citric acid
- sodium benzoate (preservative)
- gum acacia
- natural and artificial flavors
- glycerol ester of wood rosin
- yellow 6.
Health and wellness
http://www.smartrunner.com/pages/DisplaySmartRunnerGadget.aspx?id=278f1c78-08bc-4146-89a9-eacfd94525cc
I didn't stop there. SmartRunner: Strike one.
A recent study has identified fasting as a potential factor in reducing the risk of clogged arteries. The study stops short of claiming proof.
Here’s a direct quote:
They concede that their study is far from proof that periodic fasting is good for anyone, but said the benefit they observed poses a theory that deserves further testing.
"It might suggest these are people who just control eating habits better," and that this discipline extends to other areas of their lives that improves their health, said Benjamin Horne, a heart disease researcher from Intermountain Medical Center and the University of Utah in Salt Lake City.
It sounds like the suggestion is that fasting is just a side-effect of the more disciplined personality. I say it’s the other way around. Fasting is the cause, and a more disciplined personality is the effect.
Full text of the AP article reporting on the study:
