Exercise reduces the risk of death from liver disease

, no matter what form, physical activity reduces the risk of death from liver diseases such as cirrhosis and liver cancer, according to a new U.S. study.
the results at the 2019 annual meeting of Digestive Disease Week, known as the top annual meeting of the U.S. digestive tract medicine community. Tracy Simon, a lecturer at Harvard Medical School who led the study, said the study found that both walking and strength training were associated with a significantly lower risk of death from cirrhosis.
team studied 68,449 adult women and 48,748 adult men, asking them to accurately record the type and intensity of activity and then collect data every two years between 1986 and 2012.
found that one in five people who walked the most per week had a 73 per cent lower risk of dying from cirrhosis than the fifth who walked the least. In addition to walking, the risk of death associated with people who do muscle-strengthening training is further reduced.