Monday, December 23, 2013

Add Steps to Reduce Your Risk of Disease

More easily gain access to the information will eventually make lifestyle tends to be static . People are more sedentary and lazy to move . In fact , that's the kind of life style inviting various diseases , such as type 2 diabetes , heart disease , or stroke .

However , the risk of these diseases can be avoided by the simple fact , that with more running . A new study has found , adding steps in between daily activities can significantly reduce the risk of disease .

The researchers analyzed data on more than 9,300 adults with prediabetes in 40 countries . Known , prediabetes is a condition that increases the risk of cardiovascular disease , including heart attack and   stroke .

Participants who were included in the study were required increase their physical activity , reduce weight , and reduce fatty foods in their diet . Their footsteps was recorded at the beginning of the program and one year follow later .

According to a study published in the journal The Lancet , participants walked capacity increased from baseline until the end of the study to reduce the risk of heart disease . Walking 2,000 more steps each day can reduce the risk by about 10 percent of the study participants . Even the addition of 2,000 more steps can reduce the risk of approximately eight percent again .

For example , at the beginning of the study A walk 4,000 steps and do an additional step to the end of the study . While in the beginning of the study participants walked 6,000 steps and consistently increase the capacity goes up to 8,000 at the end of the study . Then participants B have disease risk 18 percent lower than the participant A.

Chairman Thomas Yates study , researchers from the University of Leicester said , our findings demonstrate , changes in physical activity levels very substantially reduce the risk of heart disease .

" More importantly , these benefits are not dependent on body weight and follow the current participants in the program increase physical activity , " said Yates .

Prediabetes is a condition that is known as the gateway to diabetes . Its prevalence reaches eight percent of adults ( 344 million ) worldwide . In 2030 predicted the number will increase to 8.4 per cent ( 472 million ) .

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