Muscle-strengthening and conditioning activities and risk of type 2 diabetes: a prospective study in two cohorts of US women.

It is well established that aerobic physical activity can lower the risk of type 2 diabetes (T2D), but whether muscle-strengthening activities are beneficial for the prevention of T2D is unclear. This study examined the association of muscle-strengthening activities with the risk of T2D in women.We...

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Main Authors: Anders Grøntved, An Pan, Rania A Mekary, Meir Stampfer, Walter C Willett, JoAnn E Manson, Frank B Hu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS Medicine
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3891575?pdf=render