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    EXERCISE PILLS:AHARD IDEA TO SWALLOW

    Aug 17, 2022 3 minutes

    Keep active and get moving are messages we hear a lot of when it comes to wellbeing advice. And with good reason. Exercise is miraculous.

    It is proven medically and scientifically that keeping active has a multitude of benefits. People who take part in regular physical activity have a reduced risk of stroke and heart disease, type 2 diabetes, some cancers, dementia, hip fractures and dying early.

    And now, researchers from the Baylor College of Medicine, publishing, have found a molecule produced by the body during exercise that can reduce appetite and obesity.

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