LONDON — A team of British cardiologists have said it's time to "bust the myth" that regular exercise tackles obesity.
The strongly-worded editorial in the British Journal of Sports Medicine, published in the May edition of the journal, says you can't outrun a bad diet and that although regular exercise reduces the risk of developing a number of health issues such as heart disease, dementia, some cancers and type 2 diabetes, it doesn't promote weight loss.
Worldwide obesity has doubled since 1980, according to the World Health Organization, with 600 million people globally categorised as obese. In the UK obesity affects one in four adults, according to the NHS. Read more...
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