Proof The Bible Is True

By Mike Barrett

Being physically fit in middle age may prevent 2 things: developing depression as a senior, and dying from heart disease if you do happen to become depressed.

Researchers looked at 18,000 Medicare individuals and found that those who were the most fit were 16% less likely to develop depression. The fittest were also 56% less likely to die from heart disease if they developed depression, and 61% less likely to die from heart disease if they remained depression-free.

Dr. Benjamin Willis, an epidemiologist at the Cooper Institute in Dallas, said:

“There is a well-known connection between depression and cardiovascular disease.”

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Source: naturalsociety.com