Cycling Could Reduce The Risk Of Developing Type 2 Diabetes, Study Says

A study reveals that cycling could aid in lowering the risk of developing type 2 diabetes among the adults. These include people who ride a bike to go to work or just cycled for fun.

The study was printed online in the journal PLOS Medicine. It was led by Martin Rasmussen from the University of Southern Denmark and other colleagues. It was participated by about 27,000 females and 24,000 males from Denmark with ages 50 to 65 years old, according to Tech Times.

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The researchers analyzed the participants' self-reported commuter and recreational cycling habits. They also examined their type 2 diabetes incidence, which was measured in the Danish National Diabetes Registry. The team discovered that the participants who cycled habitually had lower chances of developing type 2 diabetes. They said that the more they cycled, the lower their risk of the said disease. Furthermore, after five years, the participants were re-evaluated. Those who cycled on a regular basis had 20 percent reduced risk for type 2 diabetes than the participants who did not bike regularly.

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The researchers explained that the most interesting and original finding of the study is that those who took up cycling after the study began also had a less risk of developing diabetes than those who did not. They further explained that it is not too late to have the benefits of taking up cycling, even in the years approaching retirement, as noted by ASG Sports.

The study indicates that even when a person enters the adulthood; it is not yet too late to go cycling so as to reduce the risk for type 2 diabetes.