Muscle strength at young age is not associated with future development of type 2 diabetes in Japanese male athletes

• Main Authors: Yuki Someya (Author), Yoshifumi Tamura (Author), Yoshimitsu Kohmura (Author), Kazuhiro Aoki (Author), Sachio Kawai (Author), Hiroyuki Daida (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Japanese Society of Physical Fitness and Sports Medicine, 2017-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Muscle strengthening activity and high muscle strength were reported to protect against the development of type 2 diabetes in middle age. On the other hand, the reported prevalence of type 2 diabetes is higher in former top-level power sports athletes compared to healthy non-athlete men. High muscle...