Bloomberg News (8/7, Ostrow) reports, “Lifting weights 30 minutes a day, five times a week, may reduce a man’s chance of developing type 2 diabetes by as much as 34 percent, and when combined with aerobic exercise like brisk walking or running, cuts the risk as much as 59 percent.”

“Even a small amount of weight training helped,” HealthDay  (8/7, Dallas) reports. “Men who lifted weights for just up to 59 minutes a week reduced their risk for diabetes by 12 percent.”