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Here's Today's Feel-Good Story:
According to a new study, dancing or going for a brisk walk can lower your risk of diabetes by three-quarters.
Compared to those that are mostly sedentary, those who manage to get more than an hour of moderate to vigorous exercise per day were 74% less likely to be diagnosed.
“People are unable to control their genetic risk and family history,” said the study’s senior author Professor Melody Ding, of Sydney University. “But this finding provides promising and positive news that through an active lifestyle, one can fight off much of the excessive risk for type 2 diabetes.”