A new study shows that people who are physically active spend more years of their lives free of diabetes than those who are sedentary, according to a new research study, Reuters reported.
The team of researchers from the Erasmus Medical Center in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, reached their intriguing conclusions using data from the famed Framingham Heart Study, which followed more than 5,200 residents of Framingham, Massaschusetts for 46 years.
The research team found that at the age of 50, the moderately active could expect to live an additional 2.3 years diabetes-free, while highly active people could live 4 years longer without diabetes. These findings are published in the January edition of the medical journal Diabetes Care.
If anyone needs more incentive to stick with their New Year’s resolution to exercise, this study provides it!
Special thanks to my research assistant Jennifer Moore for this item.