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Slow walkers have higher risk of death from heart disease: study

(Reuters Health) UPDATED 2009-11-16
French researchers have found that seniors who walk slowly have nearly three times the risk of dying from heart disease and related causes than older people who walk more quickly. The investigators also found that this increase in death from heart disease was seen both women and men, and that is was unrelated to the study participants' ages or how physically active they were. Slow walking has already been linked to an increased risk of death and falls, as well as to poorer health outcomes overall.   Read full story >
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