Obesity was the most important risk factor for developing diabetes in a large US HIV clinic cohort between 2008 and 2018, researchers from the University of Alabama at Birmingham report in a pre-print article released ahead of peer review this month.
The study investigators say that preventing excess weight gain is critical for prevention of diabetes in people with HIV.
Read the full story at Aidsmap.
Source : Aidsmap
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