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Study: Exercise May Not Be Enough to Prevent Heart Failure

A new study found that people who get the recommended level of exercise per week may not be preventing heart failure, as opposed to heart attack or stroke, to the extent previously believed.

By Eleanor DearmanOct. 12, 2015, 11:00 p.m. CentralUpdated Oct. 12, 2015, 11:00 p.m. Central

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Study: Exercise May Not Be Enough to Prevent Heart Failure

by Eleanor Dearman, The Texas Tribune
October 12, 2015

<h1>Study: Exercise May Not Be Enough to Prevent Heart Failure</h1>
<p class="byline">by Eleanor Dearman, The Texas Tribune <br />October 12, 2015</p>
<p>A new study found that people who get the recommended level of exercise per week<a href="http://time.com/4061830/exercise-heart-failure/"> may not be preventing heart failure</a>, as opposed to heart attack or stroke, to the extent previously believed. <em>(TIME)</em></p>
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Study: Exercise May Not Be Enough to Prevent Heart Failure

Eleanor Dearman, The Texas Tribune
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A new study found that people who get the recommended level of exercise per week may not be preventing heart failure, as opposed to heart attack or stroke, to the extent previously believed. (TIME)

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Eleanor Dearman is a former reporting fellow. She majored in journalism at the University of Texas at Austin. She has also interned for the San Antonio Express-News in its Austin bureau covering Texas... More by Eleanor Dearman

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