Young people who are physically unfit have an increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes later in life, regardless of their body weight, the results of a large registry study indicate. New data on over 1.5 million male conscripts in Sweden reveals that 18-year-olds with low aerobic capacity and low muscle strength are more than three times likelier to develop type 2 diabetes over the following decades than their fitter counterparts, even after taking into account body mass index (BMI).
Source: Physical Fitness in Youth Predicts Later Risk of Type 2 Diabetes