For prediabetics: You can prevent diabetes


Just losing a couple of kilos and keeping it off can help prevent the development of diabetes in someone with prediabetes. — 123rf.com

Losing a few kilograms in weight almost halves the risk of developing type 2 diabetes mellitus, finds research led by the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital (NNUH) and the University of East Anglia (UEA) in the United Kingdom.

The findings, published in the journal JAMA Internal Medicine, come from the Norfolk Diabetes Prevention Study (NDPS) – the largest study on preventing diabetes in the world over the last 30 years.

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