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Title Running or Weightlifting? Study Reveals Which Is Better for Diabetes Degree of recognition International Media name/outlet Newsweek Media type Web Country/Territory United Kingdom Date 4/11/25 Description Running is great for burning calories, but when it comes to preventing diabetes and obesity, another type of exercise may have the edge.
Exercise medicine researcher Zhen Yan and colleagues at Virginia Tech looked at how endurance exercises (like running) and resistance exercises (like weightlifting) affected mice fed a high-fat diet—a common model for studying obesity and diabetes.
The team found that both running and lifting helped the body clear extra sugar from the blood. However, weightlifting-style exercise was better at cutting body fat, improving blood sugar control and lowering insulin resistance—all important for preventing and managing diabetes, a condition that affects an estimated 38.4 million people in the United States.URL https://www.newsweek.com/running-or-weightlifting-study-reveals-which-better-for-diabetes-10989389 Persons Nicolas Berger