Monday, February 28, 2005

Diet, Exercise Top Drugs in Preventing Diabetes

Two studies find lifestyle changes are the better, cheaper option

FRIDAY, Feb. 25 (HealthDay News) -- Preventing diabetes with diet and exercise may be not only possible, especially among nonsmokers, but also more cost-effective than medication. So say two studies appearing in the March 1 issue of the Annals of Internal Medicine. One study found diet and exercise modifications reduced the risk of developing diabetes in nonsmoking men. The second study, a computer simulation, found a diet and exercise program was cheaper than using a pill when it came to preventing the disease.

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