Researchers Examine Association Of Muscular Strength And Incidence Of T2D.

reports that even though “strength has been tied to a lower risk of type 2 diabetes [T2D],” just “moderate amounts of muscle strength, but not beyond that, were associated with a 32% reduced risk of developing” the condition, researchers concluded. Currently, “more than 30 million Americans, or about one in 10, have diabetes – and 90% to 95% of them have type 2 diabetes, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.” https://www.cnn.com/2019/03/11/health/diabetes-risk-strength-study/index.html