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Exercise at menopause: a critical difference.

PubMedPublished 7 April 1999
Margaret Burghardt
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TL;DR

Even at menopause, fitness can reduce the risk of heart disease, osteoporosis, and diabetes, yet only 38% of women over age 19 exercise regularly, according to a sports medicine expert.

Abstract

Even at menopause, fitness can reduce the risk of heart disease, osteoporosis, and diabetes, yet only 38% of women over age 19 exercise regularly. A sports medicine expert recommends that exercise be encouraged and prescribed, even for women with a variety of comorbidities.

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