Moderate exercise prevents cancer

• April 19, 2024

In order to reduce the risk of sufferingbreast cancer or colon cancer, The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends that people do at least 150 minutes of physical exercise moderate a week.

About 25% of cases of breast cancer and colon cancer can be preventable if patients are exercised, according to the International Union of Cancer Control (UICC) and WHO.

"The dose of activity needed is from 150 minutes of moderate exercise a week "indicated Tim Astrong , WHO health promoter. "Most individuals can do it, with 30 minutes of moderate effort 5 days a week, such as walking," he explained.

For its part, theDr. Ala Alwan Deputy Director General of the Department of Mental Health at WHO, indicates that the sedentary lifestyle is the fourth risk factor in all deaths global, since 31% of the world's population is not physically active.

Source: AFP

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