Fight Festive Flab and Prediabetes

Tue, 05 Jan 2010
Excessive consumption of food and drink over the festive period can have increased your risk of developing prediabetes, a condition whereby you are up to 15 times more likely to develop Type 2 diabetes .

Eating too many calorie filled treats like mince pies (about 200 calories each), Christmas cake (about 250 calories a slice) and mulled wine (around 250 calories per glass) can ensure that we are loosening our belts in the New Year.

Should you already be overweight, have high blood pressure or a family history of Type 2 diabetes, you are at serious risk of developing prediabetes.

Those with prediabetes have blood glucose (sugar) levels higher than normal, however, not high enough to be diagnosed as Type 2 diabetics .

About 7million people in the UK are living with prediabetes and recent research has shown the condition may be already causing long-term damage to the body, particularly the heart and circulatory system.

However, it is not all bad news as, unlike Type 2 diabetes, prediabetes can frequently be reversed and the risk of going on to develop Type 2 diabetes can be cut by 60 per cent, by just losing a moderate amount of weight, adhering to a well balanced, healthy diet and increasing levels of physical activity.

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