“Weight loss and exercise prevent disability, study finds.”
“If all you do is lose weight, the danger of losing muscle mass is greater. The message is that you need to lose weight and be active to enhance your function and not lose muscle mass,” Rejeski – New England Journal of Medicine.
For every reduction of 1 percent of body weight, there was a 7.3 percent reduction in the risk of mobility disability. For every 1 percent improvement in fitness, there was a 1.4 percent drop in the risk of mobility disability. But, Rejeski pointed out that doing both interventions is best for your overall health.
Read the full article here, Lifestyle Changes Help Type 2 Diabetics Keep Moving.
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