Inactivity May Cause More Heart Disease Than Smoking

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Inactivity May Cause More Heart Disease Than Smoking

Physical inactivity ranks higher than smoking, obesity, or high blood pressure among the causes of heart disease in Australian women older than 30 years, a new study shows.

“Programmes for the promotion and maintenance of physical activity deserve to be a much higher public health priority for women than they are now, across the adult lifespan,” write Wendy J. Brown, PhD, from the Centre for Research on Exercise, Physical Activity and Health, School of Human Movement Studies, University of Queensland, St. Lucia, Australia, and colleagues.

The study was published online May 8 in the British Journal of Sports Medicine.

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