ABSTRACT
Timo A. Lakka Department of Physiology, Institute of Biomedicine, University of Kuopio, and
Kuopio Research Institute of Exercise Medicine, Kuopio, Finland
Hanna-Maaria Lakka Department of Public Health and Clinical Nutrition,
University of Kuopio, Kuopio, Finland
Jaakko Tuomilehto Department of Epidemiology and Health Promotion, National Public
Health Institute, and Department of Public Health, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland and South Ostrobothnia Central Hospital, Seinäjoki, Finland
SUMMARY
■ Overweight, obesity, or weight gain has been shown to be an important risk factor for the development of Type 2 diabetes and an important component of the metabolic syndrome. Physical inactivity is another important risk factor for the development of Type 2 diabetes.
