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Exercising too long or too strenuously can be physically harmful. The over-exertion could cause the person to lose interest in exercise and put off establishing a regular routine. A person should start out slowly and build up to more intense or longer sessions. This is particularly important for a sedentary person.
OsteoporosisThe longterm effects of hormone replacement therapy are not known. While one study concluded that HRT decreased the risk for breast cancer, another maintained the therapy increased the risk, and several other studies proved inconclusive.
| Leading causes of death in persons 65 and older | Cause of death | Number of deaths | Death rate (per 100,000 population) | Percentage of all deaths in those Age 65 years old | |||
| All causes | 1,542,493 | 4,963.2 | 100.0 | ||||
| Heart disease | 594,858 | 1,914.0 | 38.6 | ||||
| Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues | 345,387 | 1,111.3 | 22.4 | ||||
| Cerebrovascular diseases | 125,409 | 403.5 | 8.1 | ||||
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and associated conditions | 72,755 | 234.1 | 4.7 | ||||
| Pneumonia and influenza | 70,485 | 226.8 | 4.6 | ||||
| Diabetes mellitus | 35,523 | 114.3 | 2.3 | ||||
| Accidents and adverse effects | 7,210 | 84.3 | 1.7 | ||||
| Motor vehicle accidents | 26,213 | 23.2 | 0.5 | ||||
| All other accidents and adverse effects | 19,003 | 61.1 | 1.2 | ||||
| Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome, and nephrosis | 17,306 | 55.7 | 1.1 | ||||
| Atherosclerosis | 17,158 | 55.2 | 1.1 | ||||
| Septicemia | 15,351 | 49.4 | 1.0 | ||||
| All other causes, residual | 222,048 | 2,045.9 | 14.4 | ||||
— Liz Swain
