How to live longer: Ward off diabetes, dementia, and cancer - here's how
15.08.2022 - 17:23
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Diabetes, dementia, and cancer are three parts of a wide gamut of health conditions which can affect the body, albeit in different ways. Diabetes affects how the body manages blood sugar and glucose, while cancer is the mutation of cells that spread to other parts of the body. Dementia is the odd one out in respect of this trio in that it cannot be cured and not slowed down to the same degree as either diabetes or some forms of cancer.
However, what they all have in common is that they can be prevented or at least people can increase their chances of avoiding them, and all through the same means. According to research conducted by Edith Cowan University, exercise can help reduce the risk of dementia, cancer, and diabetes. While exercise is known to have preventative health benefits, there has long been debate over the right amount of exercise.
The NHS, for example, suggests a minimum of 150 minutes a week. Although this debate rages on, ECU's research didn't conclude how much exercise should be undertaken to avoid these diseases; rather, it concluded whether it mattered at all. The study sought to understand whether frequency or quantity of exercise mattered more in the overall effectiveness of exercise.
READ MORE: Eyesight: Drink enjoyed by millions linked to retinal diseaseThey concluded that while conducting a large quantity of exercise could help, that it was far better to do it frequently for shorter periods than only occasionally for longer periods. What their results suggest, to use gyms as an example, is that it is far better to do a short gym session, four or five times a week, than a long gym session twice a week. They reached their conclusion after analysis of eccentric contractions, these occur when the
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