Weight cycling and the subsequent onset of type 2 diabetes mellitus: 10-year cohort studies in urban and rural Japan
Conclusions
In Japan, weight cycling was associated with a significant reduction in the risk of diabetes for men from urban regions. The associations were unclear for women from urban regions and both men and women from rural regions. These results differ from those in Western studies, probably because of differences in diet, insulin secretion and sensitivity and weight-consciousness.
Source: BMJ Open - Category: General Medicine Authors: Yokomichi, H., Ohde, S., Takahashi, O., Mochizuki, M., Takahashi, A., Yoda, Y., Tsuji, M., Akiyama, Y., Yamagata, Z. Tags: Open access, Epidemiology Research Source Type: research
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