- Recent research suggests that higher levels of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) may more effectively reduce the risk of type 2 diabetes compared with lower MVPA levels.
- These findings were strongest in adults 62 years or younger, though older adults still saw benefits in reducing the risk.
- Experts advise that aerobic exercise and resistance training can be beneficial in helping reduce the risk of type 2 diabetes and manage prediabetes.
Physical inactivity is a known risk factor for type 2 diabetes. There are around 40 million people in the United States with some type of diabetes, and type 2 diabetes accounts for around
Type 2 diabetes can develop if the body does not make enough insulin or if it does not respond to insulin correctly. Overweight, age, and conditions such as prediabetes and metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) are also risk factors.
New research published in August in
The researchers examined data from almost 88,000 participants in the UK Biobank. They found that individuals in the lower-MVPA group had twice the relative risk of developing type 2 diabetes compared with those in the higher-MVPA group.
The largest relative risk reduction was observed in adults under 63 years of age.
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