Weight Loss and Exercise Help Overweight Adults Retain Mobility

Wednesday, March 28, 2012 - 07:31 in Health & Medicine

Weight loss and increased physical fitness nearly halved the decline in mobility in overweight or obese adults with type 2 diabetes, according to four-year results of the Look AHEAD (Action for Health in Diabetes) trial funded by the National Institutes of Health. The research could lead to lower health care costs for people with type 2 diabetes.

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