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The 5 Diseases That Exercise May Ward Off -- If You Get Enough, That Is

Greater amounts of exercise are linked to significantly reduced risk of breast cancer, bowel cancer, diabetes, heart disease, and stroke. As reported by Forbes, a new study shows that people getting the highest amounts of exercise compared to people with the lowest levels, had 14% reduced risk for breast cancers, 20% reduced risk for colon cancer, 28% reduced risk for diabetes, 25% reduced risk for heart disease and 26% reduced risk for stroke.

REDUCE YOUR RISK OF CANCER! Exercise is an important component of cancer prevention and care; slashing your risk of cancer occurrence, improving your chances of successful recuperation, and diminishing your risk of cancer recurrence. Exercise may lower your risk of ANY type of cancer by about 7 percent; 13 cancers — including cancer of the esophagus, lung and kidney — are more responsive to exercise, resulting in a 20 percent lower risk.