Exercise May Lower Protein Tied to Heart Disease
(Chicago, Reuters Health, 4/3/03)

When Dr. Michelle A. Albert and her colleagues at Harvard divided 2,833 adults into 4 groups based on whether they regularly exercised one, two, three or at least four times a week, the scientists found that subjects who exercised more had lower CRP levels. These same researchers have also found that CRP is a more accurate predictor of cardiovascular problems than so-called "bad" LDL cholesterol. Their findings imply that exercise may actually reduce cardiovascular risk by lowering factors, like CRP, that are associated with cardiovascular problems