Neighborhood Linked to Diabetes Risk Factor

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NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The neighborhood people live in might play
a role in their risk of developing type 2 diabetes, a study suggests.

Researchers found that people who lived in neighborhoods that were
more conducive to exercise and healthy eating were less likely to have
insulin resistance, a precursor to diabetes.

Insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes are closely associated with
obesity, so body weight may be one key reason that neighborhood
features were linked to the risk of insulin resistance, according to
the researchers.