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'Exercise pill' may not replace exercise

COLUMBIA, Mo. (UPI) -- Media reports have described an "exercise pill" that may end the need for exercise, but U.S. researchers say this may not eliminate the need.

Frank Booth, a University of Missouri expert on inactivity, says the exercise pill study did not test all of the commonly known benefits of exercise and taking the pill cannot be considered a replacement for exercise.

Booth cautions that some of the commonly known benefits of exercise not tested in the paper on the exercise pill include:

-- Decreased resting and sub-maximal exercise heart rate.

-- Increased heart stroke volume at all exercise work loads.

-- Increased maximal exercise cardiac output.

-- Lower blood pressure and arterial stiffness.

-- Increased aerobic capacity.

In addition, the risk of chronic disease is reduced by lifelong physical inactivity including: coronary artery disease risk is decreases by 45 percent, stroke risk is decreased risk by 60 percent, hypertension risk is decreased by 30 percent, osteoporosis risk is decreased risk by 59 percent, type 2 diabetes is decreased risk by 50 percent and colon cancer is decreased by 41 percent.

Copyright 2008 by United Press International

This news arrived on: 08/04/2008

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Posted Comments:

08-06-2008 08:19

Linda wrote:

Huh?

"The risk of chronic disease is reduced by lifelong physical inactivity" You will never make me believe that. Where did you get that information?

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08-06-2008 04:54

Earl Wolf wrote:

Pill vs. Exercise

It seems rather funny that everyone forgets the one group this pill this would benefit most, the elderly or disabled. Everyone wants to downplay its possible benefits right off the bat, so to speak, all because they are afraid people will use it out of laziness.

I, on the other hand, would like to see if those who are bed ridden or otherwise disabled gain from it in some way. Of course there is no miracle pill, but if this will be blessing for many, don't trash it.

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08-06-2008 02:44

Bhalchandra wrote:

Exercise Pill

Take the and go to sleep.
Then wake up as muscular as Charles Atlas.
The whole idea is the height ( or depth?) of stupidity.

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