New research shows men need twice as much exercise as women to achieve identical heart disease risk reduction. Scientists analyzed data from over 80,000 UK Biobank participants and found women reduced coronary heart disease risk by 30% with 250 minutes of weekly exercise, while men required 530 minutes for the same benefit. Dr. Jiajin Chen at Xiamen University led the study, which revealed women meeting the 150-minute weekly exercise target had 22% lower heart disease risk compared to 17% for men. The most dramatic finding involved over 5,000 participants with existing heart disease, where women meeting exercise targets had three times lower death risk than similarly active men. Senior author Prof Yan Wang recommended regular exercise for both sexes but noted more women globally fail to meet activity targets. (Story URL)
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