Text message advice helps prevent type 2 diabetes
Text messages that encourage the recipient to eat healthily and exercise can help prevent type 2 diabetes in people at high risk, a study has found.
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Walking to work cuts risk of diabetes and high blood pressure
People who walk to work are around 40 per cent less likely to have diabetes as those who drive, according to a new study.
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DNA flaws may contribute to cancer risk in people with type 2 diabetes
A type of genetic abnormality linked to cancer is more common in people with type 2 diabetes than the rest of the population, a new study has found.
Walking or cycling to work linked to health benefits in India
People in India who walk or cycle to work are less likely to be overweight or obese, have diabetes or high blood pressure, a study has found.
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Sweet treats and expanding waistlines: diabetes research at Imperial
Across the UK, diabetes diagnoses are rising each year. Figures from Diabetes UK suggests in 2012 around three million people had the disease.
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Sugary soft drinks linked to type 2 diabetes risk
Drinking one extra sugar-sweetened soft drink a day can increase a person's risk of developing type 2 diabetes by 22 per cent, a new study suggests.
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'Diseases of affluence' spreading to poorer countries
High blood pressure and obesity are no longer confined to wealthy countries, a new study has found.
Genes link growth in the womb with adult metabolism and disease
Researchers have identified four new genetic regions that influence birth weight.
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Study reveals extent of type 2 diabetes problem in minority ethnic populations
Half of all people of South Asian, African and African Caribbean descent will develop diabetes by age 80 according to a new study.
