Insidermedicine in 60 - May 20 2009

Description: From Japan - According to research in the Journal of the American Medical Association, cardiorespiratory fitness can lower the risk of cardiovascular disease and death. In a meta-analysis of 33 studies involving over 187000 patients, researchers found that those with low measures of cardiorespiratory fitness had a 56% higher risk for coronary heart disease and a 70% higher risk for all-cause mortality during follow-up than those who scored highly on aerobic fitness scales. From Arizona ...