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Abstract
Most physicians agree that endurance exercise benefits the heart, but they vigorously debate the particulars: Does marathon running immunize people to heart disease? Or is it just one of many risk factors?
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Timothy D. Noakes
Dr. Noakes is a research fellow in the Heart Disease Research Unit of the South African Medical Research Council at the University of Capetown, and a member of the American College of Sports Medicine.
Lionel H. Opie
Dr. Opie is the director of the Heart Disease Research Unit, and associate professor of medicine at the University of Cape Town and Groote Schuur Hospital, South Africa.