2005 Volume 44 Issue 5 Pages 413-416
Objective To demonstrate the correlation of six healthy habits with plasma glucose.
Methods Our mnemonic or motto for promoting healthy habits is “none of one, less of two, more of three”. The ‘one’ behavior is smoking. The two things are intake of food and alcohol. The three things are exercise, rest and enjoyable activities.
Subjects A questionnaire recording compliance with this motto was completed by 8,113 subjects undergoing medical health check-ups. Subjects under medication were excluded. Fasting plasma glucose was measured.
Results Fasting plasma glucose decreased significantly in relation to the number of healthy habits practiced (5.57 mmol/l for one, 5.51 for two, 5.49 for three, 5.41 for four, 5.38 for five, and 5.31 for six).
Conclusion Practicing these six healthy habits contributes to the prevention of diabetes mellitus.
