Physical Inactivity Causes As Many Deaths As Smoking
People failing to be physically active, not spending at least 150 minutes a week doing moderate exercise (walking for 30 minutes 5 times a week), is causing from approximately 6% to 10% of deaths in four serious non-communicable diseases: coronary heart disease (CHD), type 2 diabetes, and colon and breast cancer worldwide. In 2008, this lack of exercise was responsible for the deaths of 5.3 million of the 57 million lives that were taken that year globally... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)MedWorm Sponsor Message: Have a look at The Breast Cancer Daily, the new breast cancer portal with all the latest breast cancer news and research powered by MedWorm, updated daily. read more..
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