Dahh...Daily Exercise Dramatically Lowers Men's Death Rates

How many more Billions do we need to spend on useless studies of predictable outcomes when we have soooo many unknowns with our current health issues?

 

It appears this study was conducted simply to make people who exercise "feel better about it" to put in health magazines they buy... otherwise useless.

 

Next time they need to check the local library for this kind of "radical content" ;-)

 

 

FROM:

ScienceDaily (Jan. 23, 2008) — Increased exercise capacity reduces the risk of death in African-American and Caucasian men, researchers reported in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association.

 

The study found that "highly fit" men had half the risk of death compared to "low fit" men. Men who achieved "very highly fit" levels had a 70 percent lower risk of death compared to those in the "low fit" category. For every 1-MET increase in exercise capacity (fitness), the risk for death from all causes was 13 percent for both African Americans and Caucasians.

 

"Our findings show that the risk of death is cut in half with an exercise capacity that can easily be achieved by a brisk walk of about 30 minutes per session 5-6 days per week," he added. "Physicians should encourage individuals to initiate and maintain a physically active lifestyle, which is likely to improve fitness and lower the risk of death. Individuals should also discuss exercise with their physician before embarking on an exercise program."

 

Co-authors are: Jonathan Myers, Ph.D.; John Peter Kokkinos; Andreas Pittaras, M.D.; Puneet Narayan, M.D.; Athanasios Manolis, M.D.; Pamela Karasik, M.D.; Michael Greenberg, M.D.; Vasilios Papademetriou, M.D.; and Steven Singh, M.D.