Men with short legs are more likely to develop diabetes and heart disease

[Northerner]

A study of men in Wales shows that your stature can affect the way your body handles glucose, putting you at risk of diabetes.
The Caerphilly Study, covering 2512 men aged between 45 and 59, is looking at a wide range of health risk factors. A research team based at the University of Bristol, has now come up with a rather surprising finding. Men with shorter legs, even if their overall height was average, were more likely to develop insulin resistance as they got older.

http://www.tele-management.ca/2013/...likely-to-develop-diabetes-and-heart-disease/

 

[cakemaker]

A study of men in Wales shows that your stature can affect the way your body handles glucose, putting you at risk of diabetes.
The Caerphilly Study, covering 2512 men aged between 45 and 59, is looking at a wide range of health risk factors. A research team based at the University of Bristol, has now come up with a rather surprising finding. Men with shorter legs, even if their overall height was average, were more likely to develop insulin resistance as they got older.

http://www.tele-management.ca/2013/...likely-to-develop-diabetes-and-heart-disease/

It's true in my husband's case but our friend is over 6ft. and has longish legs and both are T2; so not exactly conclusive then.

 

[HOBIE]

Is the study about T2 or both ? I have longish legs & shortish body ?? You can make any satistics read strange. I thought all welsh folk were short 😱 (no offence ! Love wales)

 

[Highlander]

That's me then. Short legs with T2 on insulin and heart disease. Just had my fourth stent and still feeling lousy, think it is the pills!

 

[HOBIE]

You must be living proof Highlander ! Hope you feel better soon 🙂

 

[trophywench]

My first husband has short legs (and long pockets LOL) but no diabetes - however he is now hypothyroid, so it's much of a muchness.