Literature Review
Literature Review
o Inactive men face nearly four times the risk of developing diabetes compared with fit, physically active men:
Wei M, Gibbons L, Mitchell T, et al. The association between cardiorespiratory fitness and impaired fasting glucose and Type 2 diabetes mellitus in men. Ann Intern Med 1999; 130:89-96.
o Men who maintain physical fitness during their 30s have a significantly reduced risk of impaired glucose tolerance during their 50s:
Takemura, et al. The protective effect of good physical fitness when young on the risk of impaired glucose tolerance when old. Prev Med 1999; 28:14-19.
o High-risk patients with Type 2 diabetes who cannot exercise for a variety of health reasons were seven times more likely to die from a heart attack than similar patients who were able to exercise:
Vanzetto G. Prediction of Cardiovascular Events in clinically selected high risk NIDDM patients. Diabetes Care 1999; 22: 19-26.
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