One of the risks of being overweight is type 2 diabetes, which accounts for 90% to 95% of all diabetes cases. In type 2 diabetes, our body cells gradually become resistant to insulin over time, as a result of lack of exercise, poor diet habit and overweight. Luckily, we can reduce the risk of type 2 diabetes through healthy weight loss based on below reasons:
1) Never skip breakfast
One of the healthy diet tips recommended in a weight loss program is never skip breakfast. According to a 8-year study from Harvard, it reveals that people who eat breakfast are half as likely to develop insulin resistance, and subsequently reduce the risk for type 2 diabetes.
2) Increase of lean muscle mass and decrease in body fat
Exercise is always recommended for healthy weight loss purpose. Studies show that weight training alone will help in increasing glucose uptake by the muscles and help the body to store glucose too. If you still remember in my weight loss article, it mentions that muscles require replenishment of glucose after exercise in order to rebuild the muscle tissues. So, exercise can help pulling the glucose out of the bloodstream and thus help in reducing the risk of type 2 diabetes. Apart from that, when you boost up your metabolism through resistant and strength training, the efficiency of insulin function can be improved.