Exercise in early teens ‘cuts risk of diabetes’

Carrying out exercise during the early teenage years could reduce a child’s risk of developing diabetes later in life, health experts have said.

A study led by the University of Exeter found that physical activity provides the greatest benefits to adolescent insulin resistance, a condition which leads to high blood sugar and is a precursor to type 2 diabetes.

But researchers found that while exercise made a difference at age 13, it made no impact on insulin resistance by the age of 16.