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Earlier research in China and Sweden produced similar findings, but those studies' methods had been questioned. The new test, led by Dr. Jaakko Tuomilehto of the National Public Health Institute in Helsinki, Finland, involved 523 overweight volunteers. Half of the group was assigned to receive regular, individualized nutrition counseling. Achieving just a few of the goals, such as getting regular exercise, reduced the diabetes risk substantially. Diabetes, a chronic illness with no cure, is a disease in which the body does not produce or use insulin properly.