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Light exercise like a slow walk, done continuously for 30 minutes or more, appears to reduce the peak in triglycerides that occurs after eating a meal some 12 to 16 hours later, according to research led by Peter Grandjean , director for the Center for Healthy Living at Baylor University in Waco, Texas.

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People who are taking the medication also should exercise to benefit from both interventions, Dr. Grandjean says.

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It's unclear exactly why there is a delay, but exercise induces a number of cellular responses that require different amounts of time before taking effect, Dr. Grandjean says.

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But if people are more sedentary and want to time their exercise, it is best to take that long walk half a day before a big meal, Dr. Grandjean says.

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"Those people wishing to start an exercise regimen can see beneficial effects on postprandial lipids with just one session," Dr. Grandjean says.

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This idea is known as the “precautionary principle,” and one of its most thoughtful proponents is Philippe Grandjean, chair of environmental medicine at the University of Southern Denmark and adjunct professor of environmental health at Harvard University.

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“The precautionary principle shifts the burden of proof,” Grandjean explains.

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See also Philippe Grandjean et al., “Cognitive Performance of Children Prenatally Exposed to ‘Safe’ Levels of Methylmercury,” Environmental Research 1998, vol. 77, no.

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She blushed, and bowed her luxuriant tresse into close contact with those supplied me, temporarily, by Grandjean.

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Early in his career, Grandjean studied the effects of childhood exposure to lead; later, he was one of the first to sound the alarm about the effects of prenatal exposure to mercury.

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