Maintaining the same weight as you get older can prevent the development of diabetes, even if you are overweight. This is reported by scientists from the University of Cambridge.

Today it is widely known that weight loss reduces the risk of type 2 diabetes.. However, a recent study by the above-named scientists showed that maintaining the same weight as you grow older also helps prevent this disease..

A study of more than 30,000 people aged 30 to 60 living in northern Sweden concluded that maintaining a stable weight is the key to preventing diabetes. Sudden changes in weight over time increase the risk of diabetes, scientists say..

During the study period, only less than a third of the participants were able to maintain the weight they had at the beginning of the study, and more than half of the volunteers gained weight.. Only about one in six lost kilograms. Comparing the number of new cases of diagnosed diabetes with changes in body weight, the researchers concluded that the risk of this disease was significantly reduced in those who maintained weight.. Moreover, this was true not only in relation to people who at the time of the start of the observation had a normal weight, but also in relation to those who had a little excess weight..

Naturally, weight loss during the observation period was an even more significant factor in reducing the risk of diabetes..

Type 2 diabetes is now considered a global health problem affecting over 414 million adults. Diabetes is a chronic disease with many dangerous health consequences.. In most cases, the cause of the disease is malnutrition, physical inactivity and smoking, but it is believed that genes also play an important role..

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