Sedentary Lifestyles Come With Major Health Risks

[Sherman A1]

PEORIA - As we continue to weather this winter season, and as outdoor activities are few and far between, health care professionals want to remind you to keep moving, despite the season. According to a large-scale study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), inactivity can be worse for you than smoking, diabetes or having heart disease.

Researchers studied more than 122,000 patients who underwent treadmill training over a 23 year span. The data showed that those who lived sedentary lifestyles had an exponentially higher risk of death than their more active peers.

Dr. Darrel Gumm is an interventional cardiologist for OSF HealthCare Cardiovascular Institute.

https://www.riverbender.com/articles/details/sedentary-lifestyles-come-with-major-health-risks-56719.cfm

[Bernardo de La Paz]

1. Good science writers do not use "exponentially" in that way. It does not mean "big". . . nt

[Haggard Celine]

2. I wondered about that when I read it.

Is the number squared? Cubed? That's kind of hard for me to believe.

[appalachiablue]

3. This is SO important, thanks for posting Sherman A1!