Aerobically Unfit Young Adults On Road To Diabetes In Middle Age

Friday, June 19, 2009 - 22:21 in Health & Medicine

Most healthy 25 year olds don't stay up at night worrying whether they are going to develop diabetes in middle age. But many should be concerned. Researchers have found young adults with low aerobic fitness levels are two to three times more likely to develop diabetes in 20 years than those who are fit. The study also shows that young women and young African-Americans are less fit, placing more of them at risk for diabetes.

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