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training, and not just cardio workouts, is linked to a lower
risk of developing type 2 diabetes, according to a US study. "We
all know that aerobic exercise is beneficial for diabetes - many
studies have looked at that - but no studies have looked at
weight training," says study leader Frank Hu, at the Harvard
School of Public Health. "This study suggests that weight
training is important for diabetes, and probably as important as
aerobic training." Hu and his colleagues, whose report was
published in the Archives of Internal Medicine, used data on
more than 32,000 male health professionals, who answered
questionnaires every two years from 1990 to 2008. On average,
four out of 1000 men developed type 2 diabetes every year, the
researchers found. The risk of getting the blood sugar disorder
was only half as high for men who did cardio, or aerobic,
workouts - say brisk walking, jogging or playing tennis - at
least 150 minutes a week, as for those who did