Walking to work can keep diabetes at bay


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08 Aug 2013 (ANI): A new study has found that people who walk to work are around 40 per cent less likely to have diabetes as those who drive.



Researchers at Imperial College London and University College London examined how various health indicators related to how people get to work, using data from a survey of 20,000 people across the UK.



They found that cycling, walking, and using public transport were all associated with lower risk of being overweight than driving or taking a taxi.



People who walk to work were also 17 per cent less likely than people who drive to have high blood pressure.



Cyclists were around half as likely to have diabetes as drivers.



High blood pressure, diabetes, and being overweight are all major risk factors for heart and circulatory disease, the UK’s biggest killer.



The researchers said people could reduce their risks of serious health problems such as heart attacks by avoiding using a car.



"This study highlights that building physical activity into the daily routine by walking, cycling or using public transport to get to work is good for personal health ," Anthony Laverty, from the School of Public Health at Imperial College London, said.



Nineteen per cent of working age adults who use private transport - such as cars, motorbikes or taxis - to get to work were obese, compared to 15 per cent of those who walked and 13 per cent of those who cycled to work.

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