Regular Exercise Can Help Prevent Chronic Illness, Reduce Health Care Costs, HHS Secretary Leavitt Writes (Medical News Today)

“Chronic diseases afflict 100 million Americans, cause seven out of 10 deaths and consume $2 out of every $3 spent on health care,” but “much of the burden … can be prevented with simple lifestyle choices” because a “major contributing factor is physical inactivity,” HHS Secretary Mike Leavitt writes in a Lexington Herald-Leader opinion piece.
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