Short jogs linked to lower risk of death from heart disease

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Short jogs linked to lower risk of death from heart disease

By Kathryn Doyle NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People who run in their spare time, even if it’s not very fast or very far, tend to have a lower risk of dying from heart disease or from any cause than non-runners, according to a new study. It’s difficult to use more rigorous randomized controlled trials to look at outcomes like death, because that takes so long to track, said lead author Duck-chul Lee, from the College of Human Sciences at Iowa State University in Ames. Participants answered questions about their physical activity habits over the past three months, including running speed, duration and frequency. About 3,400 people died during that time, including roughly 1,200 from cardiovascular causes, including heart disease and stroke.

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