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New Study Links Muscle Health to Diabetes Risk

A landmark international study led by Curtin University challenges the traditional view that body weight alone dictates the risk of developing type 2 diabetes. Instead, researchers reveal that muscle health, alongside excess body fat, plays a critical and underappreciated role in the disease's onset.

New Study Links Muscle Health to Diabetes Risk

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A landmark international study led by Curtin University challenges the traditional view that body weight alone dictates the risk of developing type 2 diabetes.

Instead, researchers reveal that muscle health, alongside excess body fat, plays a critical and underappreciated role in the disease's onset.

Published in the prestigious journal Diabetes Care, this extensive observational study […]

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A landmark international study led by Curtin University challenges the traditional view that body weight alone dictates the risk of developing type 2 diabetes. Instead, researchers reveal that muscle health, alongside excess body fat, plays a critical and underappreciated role in the disease's onset. Published in the prestigious journal Diabetes Care, this extensive observational study […]

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