Walking just 4,000 daily steps once a week cuts risk of early death in older people, study suggests
www.theguardian.com
Researchers say the target significantly reduces risk of dying and lowers likelihood of cardiovascular disease
    • four@lemmy.zipEnglish
      10·
      8 个月前

      You could read it as “meeting the daily quota just once a week has noticeable effects already”.

      But it is a weird way to word that headline

        • Successful_Try543@feddit.orgEnglish
          2·
          8 个月前

          I think the same (like its German counterpart), as the journalists of the Guardian are probably native speakers who should know, but the reactions of other lemmings seems to suggest that the other meaning is relatively uncommon.

  • TheRealKuni@piefed.socialEnglish
    17·
    8 个月前

    I feel like there could very easily be some correlation here. Those older people ABLE to walk 4,000 steps in a day are healthier than those UNABLE, right? So of course they’re likely to live longer.

    (Not discounting the health value of activity at all.)

    • SoleInvictusEnglish
      11·
      8 个月前

      This study used a proportional hazards model. Confounders like lifestyle behaviors and comorbidities were controlled for. Unfortunately, the only factor relating to ability is a nebulous, self-reported, qualitative “health status”, with possible answers of excellent, very good, good, fair, and poor. The researchers excluded the fair and poor groups, but the imprecise nature of that factor is an issue.

      Here’s the paper if you’re curious:

      https://bjsm.bmj.com/content/early/2025/10/13/bjsports-2025-110311