Compared with 2,000 steps per day, walking 7,000 steps per day was associated with:

A significant 47% lower risk of all-cause mortality

A significant 25% lower risk of incident cardiovascular disease incidence

A significant 47% lower risk of cardiovascular disease mortality

A non-significant 6% lower risk of cancer incidence

A significant 37% lower risk of cancer mortality

A significant 14% lower risk of type 2 diabetes

A significant 38% lower risk of dementia

A significant 22% lower risk of depressive symptoms

A significant 28% lower risk of falls

Colon cancer - Exercise rivals survival benefit of some drugs.

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