Walking for weight loss: Study stresses on step counts to mitigate risks associated with obesity other diseases | The Times of India

The study found that higher daily step counts were associated with reduced risk of several common, chronic diseases, including diabetes, hypertension, GERD, MDD, obesity and sleep apnea.

The study found that the link between steps per day and incident disease was inverse and linear for obesity, sleep apnea, depressive disorders and gastroesophageal reflux diseases. The researchers saw that above 8,200 daily steps was associated with protection from incident disease.

It also found that the number of walking steps was not linearly associated with diseases like diabetes and hypertension “with no further risk reduction above 8,000–9,000 steps.”