20-year study shows that higher levels of fitness reduce the risk of developing of diabetes and prediabetes

http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2016-05/d-2ss051216.php

Public Release: 16-May-2016
20-year study shows that higher levels of fitness reduce the risk of developing of diabetes and prediabetes
Diabetologia

A new study analysing fitness levels across two decades is the longest study demonstrating that higher levels of cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) reduce the risk for developing prediabetes or diabetes. The study, which adjusts for changes in body mass index over time, provides strong evidence supporting the commonly accepted dogma that fitness is beneficial in reducing the risk for prediabetes/diabetes. The research is published in Diabetologia (the journal of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes [EASD]) by Dr Lisa Chow, University of Minnesota, Minnesota, USA, and colleagues.

A number of previous studies have shown people who maintain or increase their CRF through adulthood have a lower risk of developing diabetes, abnormal metabolic measures, cardiovascular disease and cardiovascular mortality than those whose CRF declines.

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