BusinessWeek: Walking to school may prevent disease later in life

Release Date: August 14, 2010 This content is archived.

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An article distributed by Health Day news service reports a new UB study has shown that walking to school may help reduce children's stress throughout the day, which could prevent increases in heart rate and blood pressure that can lead to cardiovascular disease later in life. The article appeared in news outlets that include BusinessWeek, Yahoo! News and MSN Health & Fitness.

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