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[IP] Report Recommends Walking to Combat Diabetes
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- Subject: [IP] Report Recommends Walking to Combat Diabetes
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- Date: Tue, 3 Mar 1998 19:32:25 -0500
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Tuesday March 3 5:18 PM EST
Report Recommends Walking to Combat Diabetes
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Walking as little as 30 minutes a day may help the
body improve the use of its own insulin and ward off diabetes,
according to a study published Tuesday.
"Our studies showed that, no matter what the activity is, increased
activity is related to improved insulin sensitivity," said Elizabeth
Mayer-Davis of the of the University of South Carolina, lead author of
"This is good news. It means that if nothing else, walking can improve
your health. You don't have to go to a gym unless you want to," she
Insulin sensitivity involves the body's ability to store food for
energy. When the body can not use its own insulin effectively, insulin
resistance -- and possibly diabetes -- develops.
The findings, published in this week's Journal of the American Medical
Association, were based on research done on 1,400 women from the ages
of 40 to 69, some of whom had normal blood sugar levels and others of
whom had a mild form of diabetes.
"Earlier research showed that vigorous physical activity, such as
running, could improve insulin sensitivity," said Mayer-Davis. "But we
were not sure what impact, if any, moderate physical activity would
have in improving the body's use of insulin."
Moderate physical activity includes walking briskly, climbing stairs,
gardening and doing many household chores.
The study found that even moderate physical activity led to better
insulin sensitivity. Mayer-Davis said the finding is important because
people with diabetes are two to four times more likely to develop
heart disease, and 75 percent of diabetics die of heart disease.
"Adults need to participate in at least 30 minutes of moderate
physical activity on most days of the week," she said. "These are
guidelines that already have been established by the (U.S.) Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention and the American College of Sports
Medicine ... any kind of physical activity is a good thing."
Insulin-Pumpers website http://www.bizsystems.com/Diabetes/