Fitness: Which has more impact on long-term health — diet or exercise?

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In a perfect world, we’d exercise and sit down to a homemade meal most if not all days of the week. But we’re not perfect — far from it.

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The aim of the analysis wasn’t just to determine the long-term effects of exercising regularly and eating well, but also to establish the difference in longevity between those who met their exercise goals but were guilty of a less than perfect diet, and the diet superstars who rarely exercised.Article content

But the results weren’t replicated when the researchers narrowed the scope to just cardiovascular disease. Only individuals with an active lifestyle reduced their risk of dying from heart disease. Diet — even a healthy one — had no impact on mortality.Article content

 

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No diet, just watch what you eat and exercise.

What about vaccines? I see no need for a healthy lifestyle, Pfizer will take care of my best interests.

Exercise... No brainer

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