'Sitting down` risk for diabetes in South Asians regardless of exercise, waist size

Tuesday, May 10, 2011 - 12:00 in Health & Medicine

For South Asians, time spent sitting down is a risk factor for diabetes which is not counteracted by time spent exercising or decreased waist size. These are the findings of a new study funded by the National Prevention Research Initiative (NPRI), which is led by the Medical Research Council.

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