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From: peter@graffiti.UUCP (Peter da Silva)
Newsgroups: net.med
Subject: Re: Results of sugar test
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Date: Tue, 24-Sep-85 08:01:25 EDT
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> I've witnessed this experiment a lot (well, five) times,
> and everyone (self included) had a reaction.  One guy's reaction
> was incredible (he was 5'10" and 250 pounds) -- his arm went from
> tree trunk to willow branch.  The last few I watched had an extra
> twist -- a tiny piece of a special vitamin was given the person
> after they had exhibited their sugar reaction, and the test was
> rerun.  Their resistance always returned to the pre-sugar level
> (maybe this substance should be marketed as a "cure" for sugar?).
> Anyway, this extra test helped convince me that "fatigue" resulting
> from the first test was not a factor.

[apologies for the copious include]

Having recently started working out, I can say that a few minutes or even
seconds of rest can make up for a lot of fatigue. You really need much better
controls than that to rule out fatigue and a placebo effect. I think I'll
try it next time I work out & report the results. How much sugar should I use?
Do you do anything to rule out the possibility that the body is merely
preparing for food & redistributing blood to the internal organs?  Maybe I
should try the test with dextrose and other "healthy" sugars as well.