Just half an hour of brisk walking every day could reduce the risk of diabetes - but only in MEN, study finds

Doing moderate-intensity exercise every day can lower your risk of developing diabetes, a new study suggests.

It's well-known that being sedentary raises the risk of health problems such as heart disease and obesity.

But researchers found that doing simple activities such as brisk walking or gardening for just 30 minutes raised levels of a hormone that reduces appetite and lowers blood sugar levels.

However, the results were only apparent in men, which the team says could be due to physiological differences between men and women, or the fact that women generally tended to lower activity levels.

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