A prospective study of exercise and incidence of diabetes among US male physicians
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People who exercise every day can cut their risk of developing adult-onset diabetes in half. Preliminary data from the Physicians' Health Study, which enrolled 21,271 male physicians, show that men who exercised regularly were much less likely to develop non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM), which is also called adult-onset, or type 2, diabetes. This was true even if the men only exercised once a week. However, the more exercise the men got, the greater the reduction in their risk. This was true even in men who smoked, had hypertension or had other risk factors for heart disease. Even men who were obese benefited from regular exercise, and obesity is a major risk factor for NIDDM. Insulin resistance often develops in muscles, which could explain why exercise reduces the risk of NIDDM. Exercise can lead to weight loss, which could also be beneficial.
Publication Name: JAMA, The Journal of the American Medical Association
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0098-7484
Year: 1992
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Sugar-sweetened beverages, weight gain, and incidence of type 2 diabetes in young and middle-aged women
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An attempt was made to examine the association between consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages and weight change and risk of type 2 diabetes in women. It is observed that higher consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages is associated with a greater magnitude of weight gain and an increased risk for development of type 2 diabetes in women by providing excessive calories and large amounts of rapidly absorbable sugars.
Publication Name: JAMA, The Journal of the American Medical Association
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0098-7484
Year: 2004
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Walking Compared With Vigorous Physical Activity and Risk of Type 2 Diabetes in Women: A Prospective Study
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Physical activity appears to reduce the risk of type 2, or adult-onset diabetes. In a study of 70,102 women participating in the Nurses' Health Study, women who were physically active had a lower risk of type 2 diabetes, even if their only exercise was walking. This was true even after taking body weight into account.
Publication Name: JAMA, The Journal of the American Medical Association
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0098-7484
Year: 1999
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