Diet, exercise may cut diabetes 2 risk
By Sarah Sanders | April 5, 2004Although a healthy diet and moderate physical activity contribute to a healthy body, new research has shown they may also prevent or help manage type 2 diabetes, also known as adult onset diabetes. Researchers at the University's Health System were awarded a $3.5 million grant March 10 from the National Institutes of Health in order to study diet and exercise among type 2 diabetics. Jane Crowther, the "I Can" diabetes study project coordinator, said the study places participants on a one-year diet and physical exercise plan, which is followed by two and a half years of monitoring. She said the goal of the study is "to help control blood sugar and also aid in modest weight loss." Type 2 diabetes is the most common form of diabetes, accounting for 90 percent of all cases.
