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One type of exercise can cut your risk of developing diseases
3 The numbers were stunning, with the participants having the following results: • 63% lower risk of dementia, • 60% lower risk of type 2 diabetes, • 48% lower risk of fatty liver disease, • 44% lower risk of chronic respiratory disease, • 41% lower risk of chronic kidney disease, • 39% lower risk of immune-mediated inflammatory diseases, • 31% lower risk of major cardiovascular events, • 29% lower risk of atrial fibrillation, and • 46% lower risk of death from any cause. By Katia Hetter CNN15/04/2026 |

