Racial Differences in Glucose Handling and Function With Obesity Reduction: Preliminary Findings

Blacks have higher rates of obesity and are twice as likely to develop diabetes as non-Hispanic whites. Obesity reduction can improve metabolic health, but physical function and glucose handling may be threatened by concomitant loss of muscle mass. These preliminary findings from a 4-mo. randomized controlled trial assess the racial differences in glucose handling and physical function in obese, older adults with prediabetes (Fasting Plasma Glucose (FPG) ≥95