New article by Dr. Kurt

Dr. Kurt Harris is now writing for Psychology Today.

Good start with an important article "Cardio" may cause heart disease.

I first saw this study by Brueckmann and Mohlenkamp in the spring of 2009 and I'm a bit surprised that the nutrition and fitness blogosphere hasn't really noticed it. I think you may have to be an academically-oriented cardiologist or radiologist to really understand the significance of the findings, as the MRI imaging science is a bit esoteric.

Also, it's published in Radiology, which is not exactly Gina Kolata territory.

I'll do my best to convince you of just how disturbing this study should be to those who believe that "aerobic" exercise will make you immortal....

The more marathons run, the higher the likelihood of heart disease. The number of marathons run was an independent and significant predictor of the likelihood of myocardial damage.

Jump over to the article for more.  He includes an excellent discussion of medical imaging/tests, limits of the research, implications of this (and other) studies, etc.  All in a very readable style, and good food for thought.