Exercise Combats Type 2 Diabetes Risk

November 16th, 2006

Researchers in New Zealand report a re-analysis of several studies and find that almost any form of exercise is helpful in glucose control and type 2 diabetes risk reduction.  The article in the Diabetes Care Journal (November 2006) looked at 27 previous studies’ data.  The authors suggest that exercise combined with diet and medical intervention might have stronger effects, but these multiple factors are not tested in this research.

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