March 24, 2004
Walking 15 Minutes a Day Won't Prevent Obesity

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Walking briskly for 15 minutes each day is not sufficient to burn off the extra calories in the diet, new research reports.

Reporting in the American Journal of Public Health, the researchers found that if every single adult walked briskly for 15 minutes each day, the total amount of extra energy expended each day would average out to significantly less than the extra amount each average person eats.

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Posted by Ellen at March 24, 2004 08:36 PM

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