Short Walks ? Type 2 Diabetes Prevention
EDM number 250 in 2013-14, proposed by Keith Vaz on 13/06/2013.
Categorised under the topics of Diseases and Health education and preventive medicine.
That this House welcomes research by George Washington University suggesting a 15 minute post-meal walk could prevent older people from developing Type 2 diabetes; notes the study found elevated blood-sugar as a result of eating was a key risk factor in the progression from impaired glucose tolerance to Type 2 diabetes; recognises the impact of diabetes and its associated complications on the nation's health, costing the NHS an estimated
This motion has been signed by a total of 29 MPs.
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