Dieting beats exercise for diabetes prevention, combination is best
Tuesday, August 30, 2011 - 11:00
in Health & Medicine
Lifestyle changes that include dieting to lose weight and exercise can help prevent type 2 diabetes, but researchers were uncertain which element contributes more. A new study suggests that, in postmenopausal women at least, dietary weight loss alone is effective while exercise alone is not effective, and both together are best of all.