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Posted on Jan 17, 2004, 3 a.m.
By Bill Freeman
New research suggests that getting physically fit can significantly lower a diabetic man's risk of dying even if he is overweight. Dr Timothy S Church of the Cooper Institute in Dallas, and colleagues found that diabetic men who were physically fit were significantly less likely than their unfit peers to die of any cause over the 15-year study period.
New research suggests that getting physically fit can significantly lower a diabetic man's risk of dying even if he is overweight. Dr Timothy S Church of the Cooper Institute in Dallas, and colleagues found that diabetic men who were physically fit were significantly less likely than their unfit peers to die of any cause over the 15-year study period. Furthermore, the results showed that men who were overweight but physically fit had a similar risk of death as fit men of a normal body weight. The study also revealed that being skinny does not necessarily offer protection from being unfit. Results showed that men of normal body weight who were the least fit were seven times more likely to die than men who were the most physically fit. Church said of his findings: "This is a testament to the power of being physically active. Essentially, fitness totally negated the effects of being overweight."
SOURCE/REFERENCE: Diabetes Care 2004;27:83-88.
