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Physical inactivity (defined as <3.5 hours of moderate-to-vigorous activity per week) is a strong, independent predictor of mortality, increasing risk even in lean women.

Being thin is not enough. If you are lean but sedentary, your risk of death is 55% higher than if you were lean and active. You must maintain regular physical activity (at least 3.5 hours/week of moderate-to-vigorous exercise) to minimize mortality risk, regardless of your body weight.

StrongSupportsVERY_HIGH confidence
Leanness did not counteract the increase in mortality conferred by inactivity... the multivariate relative risks of death were 1.55... for lean and inactive women
Frank B. Hu et al. · New England Journal of Medicine · 2004

Why this rating

Large cohort, long follow-up, rigorous adjustment.

Source

Adiposity as Compared with Physical Activity in Predicting Mortality among Women

Frank B. Hu et al. · New England Journal of Medicine · 2004

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