Could a walk help prevent diabetes? Yes, as it turns out—and the faster the pace, the better. New research shows that brisk walking could cut diabetes risk by up to 39 percent.
While doctors have long touted the diabetes-preventing potential of walking, the fresh focus on intensity now proves that both duration and speed play pivotal roles.
How Walking Speed Directly Affects Diabetes Risk
Researchers analyzed 10 previous studies conducted between 1990 and 2022 that linked walking pace to the development of Type 2 diabetes in adults. The final systematic review, published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine, spanned the United States, the UK, and Japan.
A.C. Dahnke
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A.C. Dahnke is a freelance writer and editor residing in California. She has covered community journalism and health care news for nearly a decade, winning a California Newspaper Publishers Award for her work.
