Questions people askFood & exercise
The short answer
About 150 minutes a week of brisk walking or similar. It lowers heart risk more than it lowers LDL.
Exercise usually moves LDL only a few percent, but it lowers blood pressure, blood sugar and triglycerides, and fitness itself protects the heart. Any amount is better than none.
Source: 2019 ACC/AHA primary prevention guideline.
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