This is the exercise you need to combat obesity and diabetes, new study says

Lifting weights could be the best way to prevent diabetes, study finds (stock image) - (iStock)

Running is one of the best ways to burn a few extra calories, but when it comes to preventing diabetes lifting weights might be better.

That’s according to a study that compared the effects of endurance and resistance exercise in mice fed a high-fat diet - a common model for studying diabetes and obesity.