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Physical activity and gain in life expectancy quantified

06-Nov-2012

Key points from article :

1.8 years extra life for 75 minutes of brisk walking per week.

The study was published in the PLOS Medicine journal.

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Brigham and Women's Hospital

Teaching hospital of Harvard Medical School.

I-Min Lee

Professor in the Department of Epidemiology at Harvard Medical School.

National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Institute for cancer research.

PLOS Medicine

Scientific Journal providing information from all areas of medicine.

Steven C. Moore

Investigator at National Cancer Institute.

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Exercise