RDN<p>Supporting observations of previous studies that resistance training and higher muscle mass protect against Type 2 diabetes (T2D), a new observational longitudinal study of over 140,000 people followed for 8 years found that muscle strength, as measured by grip strength divided by fat-free body mass, is also associated with a lower risk of T2D.</p><p>Summary: <a href="https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/04/250408122115.htm" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">sciencedaily.com/releases/2025</span><span class="invisible">/04/250408122115.htm</span></a></p><p>Original paper: <a href="https://bmcmedicine.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12916-024-03819-9" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bmcmedicine.biomedcentral.com/</span><span class="invisible">articles/10.1186/s12916-024-03819-9</span></a></p><p><a href="https://floss.social/tags/Science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Science</span></a> <a href="https://floss.social/tags/Diabetes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Diabetes</span></a> <a href="https://floss.social/tags/Strength" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Strength</span></a> <a href="https://floss.social/tags/Fitness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fitness</span></a> <a href="https://floss.social/tags/ResistanceTraining" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ResistanceTraining</span></a> <a href="https://floss.social/tags/Weightlifting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Weightlifting</span></a></p>