Here’s a not so good news for short people.
A study by the journal, Diabetologia has revealed that shorter people are at greater risk of developing Type 2 diabetes.
In the study, as reported by CNN, researchers looked at more than 2,500 middle-aged men and women in Germany from a pool of about 26,000 people.
Researchers found that after adjusting age, lifestyle, education and waist circumference, greater height was associated with a lower risk for diabetes.
The team evaluated height by taking into account both sitting height and leg length.
The heights ranged from under 5’6″ (169.7 cm) to above 5’11” (180.3 cm) for men and under 5’2″ (157.8 cm) to above 5’6″ (168.1 cm) for women.
For both men and women, the risk of diabetes was lower by more than 30% for each three inch (10 cm) difference in height.
The study suggested that shorter people should be monitored for diabetes and risk factors related to cardiovascular disease.
The study added that liver fat contributes so much to a higher risk in shorter individuals. Reducing liver fat may provide a way to reduce the risk of diabetes, it added.
