How Healthy Behavior Affects Your Life

Years of Life Gained with Different Levels of Exercise 12

Exercise: The Wonder Drug 4

Eat a Nutritious Diet, Engage in Physical Activity, Maintain a Healthy Weight,Stop Smoking

Cancer: Physically active men and women have lower rates of some cancers, particularly colon and breast.

Diabetes: Maintaining a healthy body weight and engaging in physical activity is important for preventing type 2 diabetes. Recent studies show that overweight, pre-diabetic people dramatically reduce their risk of developing diabetes by following a lower fat, lower calorie diet, and getting 30 minutes of physical activity at least 5 days per week.

Stress: Studies report a connection between stress and heart disease. In fact, the most commonly reported “trigger” for a heart attack is an emotionally upsetting event involving anger. After a heart attack, people with higher levels of stress and anxiety tend to have more trouble recovering.

Regular Exercise can Reduce the Risk of:

Heart disease by: 40%Stroke by: 30%Breast cancer by: 25%Colon cancer by: 45%Dementia by: 30%

The “BIG FOUR”1. Eat a nutritious diet2. Engage in regular

physical activity3. Maintain a healthy

weight4. Stop smoking

and your heart health will improve.

Currently only

3% of U.S. adults practice

these “Big Four” heart healthy habits. 3

Women can lower their risk of heart disease by as much as

simply by leading a healthy lifestyle. 3

82%

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