The headline is broadly defensible, but the qualifications matter. Effect sizes vary by population, the strongest claims rest on shorter trials, and credible voices push back on how it's typically framed.
So, depending on your day and on your schedule and what you can do, if you're active 30 minutes a day, you'll probably get some protection. But, if you are active an hour a day, you'll get a bit more protection and you can help manage your body weight.
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Now, it's true there's good epidemiological research to indicate that if you do some activity, like 30 minutes a day, you'll improve cardiovascular function, you'll reduce your risk of heart disease and diabetes and maybe some forms of cancer. But that's not enough activity to control your body weight.