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Good Physical Function Halves Stroke Risk
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Page: << Prev | 1 | 2 | 3 "For some people, doing more may literally mean just walking around the block once, or picking up the pace, or adding extra time moving," said Lichtenstein. "For others, it can even be something like doing the housecleaning. And it can be cumulative: 10 minutes at one point, 10 minutes at another. Because although we'd like everyone to set aside special time just for physical activity every day, we know that for a lot of people, it's just not going to happen. So, any increase is going in the right direction, and that should be the goal."
This week, the American Society for Nutrition is poised to issue a new set of national recommendations regarding both physical activity and nutrition.
The recommendations are described as "comprehensive, scientific guidelines on physical activity for all Americans." According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the guidelines will gather together the latest knowledge on both healthy eating and regular physical activity.
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To learn about stroke risk, visit the American Heart Association.
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Last updated 12/10/2007
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SOURCES: Phyo Kyaw Myint, M.D., Clinical Gerontology Unit, Addenbrooke's University Hospital, Cambridge, Great Britain; Alice H. Lichtenstein, D.Sc. director, Cardiovascular Nutrition Lab, Gershoff Professor of Nutrition, USDA Human Nutrition Research Center, Tufts University, Boston, and former vice chair, nutrition committee, American Heart Association; Dec. 11, 2007, Neurology
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