Eli5: if cardio makes the heart stronger by increasing heart rate and blood pressure, why do energy drinks damage it? Submitted by CrammedMeat t3_10nak6d on January 28, 2023 at 8:54 AM in explainlikeimfive 8 comments 10
suvlub t1_j67rx5o wrote on January 28, 2023 at 9:23 AM Part of the reason is that during exercise, vessels leading to muscles also dilate, so the blood has somewhere to go and there is less stress on the cardiovascular system than if heart rate is increased in vacuum. Permalink 3
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