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Compared to a general wellness programme, an 18-month exercise programme for older women improves bone mineral density and fall risk but has similar improvements in predicted coronary heart disease risk
  1. Graeme Jones
  1. Correspondence to Graeme Jones
    Menzies Research Institute, Private Bag 23, Hobart, Tasmania 7000, Australia; g.jones{at}utas.edu.au

http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/ebn1065

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    Commentary on: Kemmler W, von Stengel S, Engelke K, et al. Exercise effects on bone mineral density, falls, coronary risk factors, and health care costs in older women: the randomized controlled senior fitness and prevention (SEFIP) study. Arch Intern Med 2010;170:179–85.OpenUrlCrossRefPubMed

    Exercise and health

    It is widely recognised that exercise is good for the prevention of a large number of illnesses. This conclusion has been drawn in large measure from observational studies that follow a group who choose to exercise and then compare them with a group who choose not to. This method can lead to a number of biases in terms of other health behaviours; for example, women who took hormone replacement therapy (HRT) were long thought to be protected against heart disease on the basis of …

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