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What are some things on preventive healthcare that you think more people should be aware of? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 2 days ago* (last edited 1 day ago) by 1Malayali@lemmy.ml to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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I saw an article on Cuba's healthcare recently. It pointed to how they have very good life expectancy and low infant and maternal mortality rates, even subjected to decades of brutal blockade.

Thought about preventive healthcare

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[–] luthis@lemmy.nz 30 points 2 days ago (3 children)

Weight lifting reduces risk of death from all causes.

Wierd, I know.

[–] MalReynolds@piefed.social 8 points 2 days ago

Not really weird, the mechanisms are pretty well understood. In an easily accessible nutshell, resistance training combats frailty (muscle loss, bone density decline, heart insufficiency), frailty is a really big contributor to mortality (yes, even for middle aged desk jockeys).

[–] 1Malayali@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Would bodyweight exercises be a good equivalent?

[–] SmokeInFog@midwest.social 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I imagine "resistance training" is a better phrase for what the commenter was saying. Lifting your body weight is lifting weights

[–] 1Malayali@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 day ago

Likely.

But things like deadlifts do not have a popular replacement in body weight exercises, right?

[–] CmdrShepard49@sh.itjust.works 0 points 1 day ago (1 children)

What about the risk of death by getting crushed under heavy weights? Checkmate, atheists.

[–] FluorideMind@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

That's why you did so much training lifting then up, duh.