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Running a marathon is as traumatic as having heart surgery
- eesmith 8y agoMore specifically, "80% of runners who completed marathons had kidney function that looked similar to patients who just underwent heart surgery. ... most runners had levels of creatine (a chemical produced by muscles at work) and inflammatory proteins present in levels similar to patients with acute kidney injury." That is a narrow lens for saying "as traumatic."
- qbrass 8y agoI think the argument would work better if it were reversed. "Having heart surgery is as traumatic as running a marathon."