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Regular exercise cuts cholesterol levels in men with type 1 diabetes,
possibly lowering their risk of heart disease, new research shows.
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Researchers studied
42 young men with type-1 diabetes.
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Half of the men
followed an exercise regimen of running for a half-hour to an hour,
three to five times per week.
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their usual exercise habits.
After several months,
the exercise group saw their LDL ("bad") cholesterol drop, along
with levels of other blood fats. At the same time, up went their levels
of heart-protecting HDL cholesterol.
The effects were greatest
among men who started off with the worst cholesterol levels.
Type 1 diabetes is
an autoimmune disorder that most often strikes children and young adults.
Medicine
and Science in Sports and Exercise September, 2000; 32: 1541-1548
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