Cardiovascular Fitness and Weight Effect Type 2 Diabetes Risk
Research at the University of South Carolina, Columbia has shown that lower cardiovascular fitness and higher body weight are independently linked with the development of type 2 diabetes in women.
Dr. Xuemei Sui and associates monitored 6,249 women aged 20 to 79 years for 17 years. At the start of the 17 years, none of the women had heart disease, cancer, or diabetes.
During the follow up, 143 women developed type 2 dibetes. The researchers found that women in the middle and upper thirds of cardiorespiratory fitness had much lower risks of diabetes compared to the least fit third. Overweight women had 2.3 times the chance of developing type 2 diabetes, and obese women had 3.7 times the chance of developing type 2 diabetes, compared to normal-weight women.
When the researchers looked at the combined effects of cardiorespiratory fitness and body weight on diabetes risk, they found that women with higher cardiovascular fitness that were obese still had the increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes.
It is very interesting that cardiovascular fitness and weight independently influence diabetes risk in women. However, these results are similar to a previous post about some research that has shown that 50% of adults with normal bodyweight have high body fat percentages along with heart and metabolic trouble. Being “normal” weight is not enough to stay healthy. Exercise plays a key role as well.
Reference: MedLine Plus
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