NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Losing weight through diet and exercise lowers diabetes risk in men and women, but men may have to work harder for the same benefit, new research suggests.

In a study of more than 1,100 adults at risk of type 2 diabetes, researchers found that those who went on an "intensive" regimen of calorie-cutting and exercise lowered their risk of developing diabetes over the next year.

However, despite the fact that men lost more weight and exercised more than women did, that did not translate into a greater reduction in diabetes risk, the researchers report in the journal Diabetes Care.

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