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Watching TV linked to diabetes, Exercise to prevent diabetes

Topic: DiabetesPublished July 1, 2015

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At least 29 million people in the United States have diabetes. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that another 86 million people have pre-diabetes and are headed towards full-blown diabetes if they don’t get off the couch.

A report by the U.S Physical Activity Council shows over 60 millio
Americans are couch potatoes. Webster’s dictionary defines a couch potato as an “inactive person; especially one who spends a great deal of time watching television.”

A recent study, published in Diabetologia, concludes that each hour spent watching TV daily increases the risk of developing diabetes by 3.4 percent. Prior to this finding, several studies in the United States, as well as globally, have shown that exercise can decrease diabetes development.

Read more at http://www.belmarrahealth.com/habit-putting-you-at-risk-for-diabetes/

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