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Small Increases in Physical Activity Reduce Immobility, Disability Risks in Older Adults
September 11, 2017
SOMERVILLE, Mass., Sept. 11 -- Tufts University issued the following news release:

Adding 48 minutes of moderate exercise per week is associated with improvements in overall physical functioning and decreases in risks of immobility in older adults who are sedentary, finds a new study led by researchers at the Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging (USDA HNRCA) at Tufts University.

In the study, published in PLOS ONE on Aug. 18, the researchers evaluate . . .

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