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The CDC says adults who sit less and do any amount of moderate to vigorous physical activity gain some health benefits. The starting point does not need to be heroic.

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The CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) is the United States' national public-health agency, founded in 1946 in Atlanta. Its Physical Activity Guidelines make a deliberately low-threshold promise: adults who simply sit less and do any amount of moderate-to-vigorous activity gain measurable health benefits — lower risk of heart disease, type 2 diabetes, depression and several cancers. The science removed the excuse of the heroic starting point: the first small dose already counts.

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Aynı kart, başka bir dilde.

CDC, daha az oturan ve herhangi bir miktarda orta ya da yoğun fiziksel aktivite yapan yetişkinlerin bazı sağlık faydaları elde ettiğini söyler. Başlangıç noktasının kahramanca olması gerekmez.
CDC — ABD halk sağlığı kurumu

CDC (Hastalık Kontrol ve Önleme Merkezleri), 1946'da Atlanta'da kurulan ABD'nin ulusal halk sağlığı kurumudur. Fiziksel Aktivite Rehberi bilinçli olarak çıtası düşük bir söz verir: Daha az oturan ve az da olsa orta-yüksek tempolu hareket eden yetişkinler ölçülebilir sağlık kazanımları elde eder — kalp hastalığı, tip 2 diyabet, depresyon ve bazı kanser risklerinde düşüş. Bilim, “kahramanca başlangıç” bahanesini ortadan kaldırdı: İlk küçük doz bile sayılır.

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