Primary Prevention of Type 2 Diabetes: Lifestyle Intervention Works and Saves Money, but What Should Be Done with Smokers?
Authors: Jaakko Tuomilehto
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (2005)

Editorials1 March 2005Primary Prevention of Type 2 Diabetes: Lifestyle Intervention Works and Saves Money, but What Should Be Done with Smokers?Jaakko Tuomilehto, MD, PhD, MPolScJaakko Tuomilehto, MD, PhD, MPolScFrom University of Helsinki, National Public Health Institute, Helsinki, Finland, and South Ostrobothnia Central Hospital, Seinajöki, Finland.Author, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-142-5-200503010-00013 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail Reducing the risk factors that diseases have in common may prove to be an efficient prevention strategy (1, 2). For example, major risk factors, including obesity, physical inactivity, smoking, hypertension, hyperglycemia, and hyperlipidemia, predict the development of several chronic diseases, such as cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes, and dementia (3-5). 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