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Weight training helps to prevent type 2 diabetes in men, research suggests.
Researchers found regular weights reduced the risk by up to a third, in the study of more than 32,000 men published in the
Archives of Internal Medicine
journal.
It is already well known that regular exercise can prevent the disease. But the report is considered important as weights provide an alternative to aerobic (有氧的) exercises such as running for people who are not so mobile.
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Researchers say they have discovered why men may be more likely than women to develop type 2 diabetes—they are biologically more susceptible. Men need to gain far less weight than women to develop the condition, study findings suggest.
The Glasgow University team found men developed the disease at a lower Body Mass Index (BMI) than women.
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Opticians should offer blood sugar checks alongside eye tests to help spot patients with undiagnosed diabetes, experts propose.
A simple finger prick blood test in this setting could identify hundreds of thousands of people with type 2 diabetes, according to researchers.
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The rising rates of diabetes mean the condition now accounts for nearly a 10th of the annual NHS drugs bill in England, official figures show.
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The number of adults with diabetes in the world has more than doubled since 1980, a study in the Lancet says.
Researchers from Imperial College London and Harvard University in the US analysed data from 2.7m people across the world, using statistical techniques to project a worldwide figure. The total number of people with all forms of the disease—which can be fatal—has risen from 153m to 347m. The authors said 70% of the rise was down to people living longer.
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An extreme eight-week diet of 600 calories a day can reverse Type 2 diabetes in people newly diagnosed with the disease, says a
Diabetologia
study. Seven out of 11 people studied were free of diabetes three months later, say findings published in the journal. More research is needed to see whether the reversal is permanent, say experts.
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Giving young children vitamin D supplements may reduce their risk of developing type 1 diabetes later in life, research suggests. Children who took supplements were around 30% less likely to develop the condition than those who did not.
单选题
All of the following help to reduce or cure diabetes EXCEPT ______.