How Fast Do You Walk? Your Answer Could Predict Your Risk of Heart Disease Death
By Rachael Rettner, Senior Writer | August 29, 2017 06:15pm ET
A simple question — how fast do you walk? — may help researchers determine who has a higher risk of death from heart disease, a new study from the United Kingdom suggests.
The study found that middle-age adults who said they typically walk at a slow pace were about twice as likely to die from heart disease during the study period, compared with those who said they walk at a brisk pace. The findings held even after the researchers accounted for factors that could affect the results, such as people's exercise habits, their diets, and whether they smoked or drank alcohol.
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