Diet vs exercise: which is more important?

A few weeks into the new year you might be reassessing your resolutions and wondering where to put your energy. 

Is it possible to choose between diet or exercise? Or are the two inherently intertwined?

Norman and Tegan try to untangle the untangleable, pitting diet and exercise against one another in different arenas. 

References:

• The history of nutritional sciences 
• Casimir Funk: The scientist who gave us the word 'vitamin' 
• How the Seven Countries Study contributed to the definition and development of the Mediterranean diet concept: A 50-year journey 
• Coronary Heart Disease and Physical Activity of Work
• Long-term effectiveness of diet-plus-exercise interventions vs. diet-only interventions for weight loss: a meta-analysis 
• Efficacy of dietary intervention or in combination with exercise on primary prevention of cardiovascular disease: A systematic review 
• Diet or diet plus physical activity versus usual care in patients with newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes: the Early ACTID randomised controlled trial 
• Trading off dietary choices, physical exercise and cardiovascular disease risks 

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