According to the New England Journal of Medicine, increased physical activity reduces the risk of death from coronary heart disease to the same degree as ____

a. managing blood glucose levels
b. giving up smoking
c. lowering triglyceride levels
d. lowering HDL-cholesterol levels
e. participating in stress-management therapy


b

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