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Never too late in life to exerciseAn interesting ashort article from the Australian newspaper
COUCH potatoes who get moving later in life can still cut their chances of developing heart disease, says a study published online in Heart this week. The findings are based on 312 adults aged 40 to 68 who had been diagnosed with coronary artery disease, and a control group of 479 people of the same age and gender. Participants were interviewed about their level of physical activity between the ages of 20 and 39 (early adulthood) and after 40 (late adulthood). One in 10 of those with heart disease and one in 20 of the healthy controls admitted to being physically inactive all their lives. Not surprisingly, those who had always been active had the lowest risks. But those who became very physically active after the age of 40 were 55 per cent less likely to develop heart disease than those with a lifetime of inactivity.
Heart 2006;doi:10.1136/hrt.2006.087478 (Rothenbacher D, et al)
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