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The Dark Side of Rigorous Exercise and Mitochondrial Health
The chapter explores how intensive exercise can harm mitochondrial health in elite athletes, leading to mitochondrial damage, inflammatory biomarker increases, and potential autoimmune responses. It challenges the notion that extreme training is always beneficial, highlighting the risks of hypothyroidism, low carbon dioxide levels, and chronic diseases like cancer. Strategies for safer exercise practices, the comparison of bodybuilding and business success, and discussions on bodybuilding drugs and their risks are also covered in the chapter.