Diet, exercise may reduce diabetes risk in certain individuals, study suggests.

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Diet, exercise may reduce diabetes risk in certain individuals, study suggests.

The Chicago Tribune (10/29, Graham) reports that "interventions urging people to lose weight and get more exercise reduced the incidence of diabetes," according to a new study published in the journal The Lancet.

The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review (10/29, Fabregas) reports that "the study, known as the Diabetes Prevention Program Outcomes Study," is "sponsored by the National Institutes of Health." Researchers found "that lowering fat and calories in the diet and increasing regular exercise to 150 minutes a week cut the rate of developing type 2 diabetes by 34 percent in overweight and obese people."

Meanwhile, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (10/29, Templeton) reports, participants who "took metformin prevented the onset of type 2 by 18 percent, compared with the control group on a placebo." The researchers found that the "benefits of intensive lifestyle changes were most pronounced in the elderly, with people 60 or older reducing the rate of developing type 2 diabetes by half."

The Miami Herald (10/29, Tasker) reports that the "researchers find the results so significant that they plan to extend the study...for another five years." MedPage Today (10/28, Gever), WebMD (10/28, Boyles), and HealthDay (10/28, Reinberg) also covered the story.


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