[Extended life expectancy with physical activity].
New connections between physical activity and aging, arteriosclerosis and carcinoma point towards life extension by physical activity. For the slow down of the aging process, the reduction of highly reactive radicals generated from reactive radicals seems to be important by upregulating endogenous antioxidative mechanisms by physical activity. Preventive effects for arteriosclerosis by physical activity were found by positive influences on lipid and carbohydrate metabolism, blood pressure regulation, rheology and the vegetative nervous system. New data confirm this idea also as to older people. Associations between physical activity and carcinoma were lately found more often. These associations mainly concern hormone depending carcinoma in men and women, and also colon carcinoma; physical activity extents favourable effects on the hormonal system. Increasing evidence for protective effects of physical activity on aging, onkogenesis and arteriosclerosis must not lead to the assumption of causal connections.
Medizinischen Klinik und Poliklinik, Abteilung Sportmedizin, Universität Tübingen, Deutschland.
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D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001161:Arteriosclerosis / Q000401:mortality* / Q000517:prevention & control; D015444:Exercise; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008017:Life Expectancy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality* / Q000517:prevention & control; D015996:Survival Rate
Lebensverlängerung durch körperliche Aktivität.