High Levels of Physical Activity

High Levels of Physical Activity Do Not Counteract the Detrimental Effects of a Poor Diet on Mortality

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A large-scale prospective study found  that high levels of physical activity do not counteract the detrimental effects of a poor diet on mortality risk. You need both pillars for optimal health.

By: Michael Fredericson, MD,  Lifestyle Medicine Program Director

 

Journal Reference:

  1. Ding D, Van Buskirk J, Nguyen B, Stamatakis E, Elbarbary M, Veronese N, Clare PJ, Lee IM, Ekelund U, Fontana L. Physical activity, diet quality and all-cause cardiovascular disease and cancer mortality: a prospective study of 346 627 UK Biobank participants. Br J Sports Med. 2022 Jul 10:bjsports-2021-105195. doi: 10.1136/bjsports-2021-105195. PMID: 35811091.