Prevention Through Exercise

A structured exercise program may be as good or better than frequently prescribed drugs for some common cardiovascular ailments, a large meta-analysis has found.

Researchers evaluated 57 randomized trials testing the effect on mortality of exercise and drugs in four prevention regimens: the secondary prevention of coronary heart disease, rehabilitation from stroke, treatment of heart failure, and prevention of Type 2 diabetes. The review,published online in BMJ, involved more than 14,000 patients.

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https://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/10/09/exercise-as-preventive-medicine/?partner=rss&emc=rss&_r=1