You won't believe diabetes affects short people more than long

People who are shorter are more predisposed to be affected by diabetes than those who are longer, according to a new German scientific study that confirms similar findings from previous studies.

For every 10cm long, the risk of developing Type 2 diabetes decreases by 41% for men and 33% for women.

Researchers, led by Professor Matthias Schulze of the German Institute of Human Nutrition at Potsdam, who published the study in the European Union's Diabetology Journal for the Diabbet Study, analyzed the data of some 27,600 people aged 35 to 65.

Correlation between height and risk of diabetes seems to be greater in people with normal weights, since in these cases the risk of diabetes has decreased by 86% in men and by 67% in women with ten inches of height.

In obesity and obesity, the corresponding rates for both genders are 36% and 30% respectively.

The increase in risk for the short person is thought to be due to the highest percentage of fat in the liver and “prophiliat” the worst risk of cardiovascular risk factors (blood pressure, blood lipids, inflammation, etc) and thus an increased cardiovascular risk.

Long people usually show better sensitivity to insulin and have a healthier functioning of insulin - producing beta cells.

The new study shows that the longest legs in particular are accompanied by a lower risk of diabetes. Researchers said that length should now be considered a useful predictor of the risk of diabetes.