Diabetes Risk Factor
Increases in body weight and abdominal fat raise diabetes risk
Published in Obesity and Diabetes Week, September 6th, 2004
According to a study from the United States, "Although previous studies have linked obesity to diabetes, the risks associated with weight gain or changes in body fat distribution have not been fully elucidated. The authors therefore prospectively examined the relations between changes in body weight and body fat distribution (1986-1996) and the subsequent risk of diabetes (1996-2000) among 22,171 men in the Health Professionals Follow-up Study. Weight gain was monotonically related to risk, and for every kilogram of weight gained, risk increased by 7.3%."
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