I’m a doctor — here are 4 things I would never do because they’re bad for your body
By Tracy Swartz,
7 hours ago
She’s giving her TikTok followers the 4-1-1 on four bad habits to avoid.
Dr. Jess Andrade, a sports medicine specialist and pediatrics doctor in Massachusetts, is sharing the four activities she won’t do — vape, pull an all-nighter, exercise for less than 150 minutes a week and consume too many artificial ingredients and preservatives.
Vaping
To prove her point, Andrade showed a picture of popcorn lung — the nickname for bronchiolitis obliterans, a lung condition that makes breathing difficult because of damage to small airways.
It seems that some teens are already taking Andrade’s advice to quit vaping .
Data from September shows that 1.63 million US middle and high school students (5.9%) reported using an e-cigarette in the past 30 days compared to 2.13 million (7.7%) in 2023.
This is good news since besides bronchiolitis obliterans, vaping can cause lung cancer , organ damage, heart disease , asthma, breathing problems and other conditions.
According to the Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans , adults should aim for 150 minutes of moderate-intensity physical activity and two days of muscle strengthening a week.
Andrade said not reaching that threshold raises your risk of several diseases including heart disease, Type 2 diabetes , colon, breast and uterine cancers, along with obesity, high blood pressure and stroke .
Consuming too many artificial ingredients
Artificial ingredients and preservatives are often found in processed foods — the bad apples in a diet.
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