Vigorous Exercise Cuts Breast Cancer Risk
W
hile previous Institute of the U.S. National Institutes heavy yard work, such as digging or
studies have of Health points out that not all exercise chopping wood. Healthful, fun activities
shown that exercise qualifies. In following 32,269 women for included fast jogging, competitive ten-
may protect against 11 years, the researchers discovered that nis, bicycling on hills and fast dancing.
breast cancer, a those engaging in vigorous exercise on a The study suggests two possible
new study regular basis were the ones less likely to mechanisms responsible for the benefit
develop the disease, regardless of their measured: enhanced immune function
weight. Their reduced risk amounted to a and decreased inflammation in the body.
stunning 30 percent. It’s important to note that excess weight
Activities that qualify as vigorous is believed to increase the risk of cancer.
by the Na- include heavy housework, like scrub-
Source: Breast Cancer Research, 2008
tional Cancer bing floors and washing windows, or
Think Twice
Before
Drinking
Soda
W
omen who drink two or
more cans of soda pop
a day are nearly twice as likely
to show early signs of kidney
disease, according to a new study
by Loyola University Health
System. Researchers did not find
an elevated risk for men or for
people who drink diet soda, says
lead researcher David Shoham.
The study examined data from a
representative sample of 9,358
U.S. adults in the National
Health and Nutrition Examina-
tion Survey.
~ Loyola University Health System, 2009
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