Doctors from the University of Bristol are looking for volunteers who have recently been diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes to take part in the largest diet and exercise study of its kind. The study will be based in local hospitals across the Southwest.

The recent large rise in the number of people suffering from Type 2 diabetes is closely linked to the increase in obesity within the population and is thought to be due to a lack of exercise and an increase in food intake.

Dr Rob Andrews, leading the programme from the University of Bristol, said: "The study aims to show how much benefit can be gained from increased physical activity and/or improved diet in the early stages of this condition. Although diet and exercise are essential to the management of diabetes, very little is known about how much these factors affect glucose levels, blood pressure and cholesterol."

Read more about the University of Bristol diabetes diet study at http://www.news-medical.net/?id=14078.