Association between sedentary lifestyles and type 2 diabetes in older people 8 February 2016 Diabetes Australia CEO Greg Johnson speaks about the Dutch study: Sedentary lifestyle risks type 2 diabetes in older people. According to the study, every extra hour of inactivity in the course of a week can increase the risk of type 2 diabetes. Read the full article published on the Aged Care Insite website, by AAP and Dallas Bastian.
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