Intense exercise cannot reduce increased risk of death from a poor diet, study finds

It seems you can’t just eat unhealthy food and “work with it”.

Researchers at the University of Sydney in Australia have found that people who eat a poor diet but exercise regularly have the same risk of dying from heart disease, cancer or other causes as those who eat the same diet without exercise.

While there are still significant benefits to exercise, including daily health and potential aesthetic benefits, researchers warn that a healthy diet is still essential.

Many people who often follow bad diets believe they are fine as long as they exercise, even with the muscles they’ve developed and better cardio. But the researchers warn that this is not the case.

“Both regular exercise and a healthy diet play an important role in promoting health and longevity,” says Melody Ding, an associate professor at the school.

“Some people may think that they can offset the effects of poor diet with too much exercise, or that they can offset the effects of poor physical activity with a high-quality diet, but unfortunately the data show that this is not the case.”

Publishing their findings Tuesday in the British Journal of Sports Medicine, the researchers collected data from 360,600 British adults whose data can be found in the British biobank.

Each of the participants was classified according to their reported diet and exercise patterns.

People who ate at least five servings of fruit and vegetables each day, regularly ate fish, and rarely ate red meat were considered the best diets.

Those who exercised regularly were also placed in their own groups.

The researchers then compared 11-year all-cause mortality rates among all people whose data were collected.

They found that people who followed a high-quality diet and exercised regularly were 17% less likely to die from any cause than their peers.

Data on cancer and heart disease: two diseases that are not only the biggest killers in the world, but also significantly correlated with a person’s eating and exercise habits.

Those in the healthier group were 19 percent less likely to die from heart disease and 27 percent less likely to die from certain cancers than their peers.

“A quality diet and adequate exercise are important for optimally reducing the risk of death from all causes, cardiovascular disease and cancer,” said study co-author Joe Van Buskirk in a statement.

But the same benefit wasn’t seen in people who only followed a healthy diet or exercised regularly with a poor diet.

The researchers found no significant difference in all-cause mortality rates between people who scored poorly on both factors and those who were poor in only one category.

“This study confirms the importance of both physical activity and diet quality to achieve the maximum reduction in risk of death,” added Ding.

However, there may be a link between exercise and a healthier diet.

A Washington State University study published in April found that mice that did intense cardio exercise followed low-fat diets more easily than their peers.

People who lead a more active lifestyle also generally have better mental health, another factor linked to healthier eating habits.