Supporting observations of previous studies that resistance training and higher muscle mass protect against Type 2 diabetes (T2D), a new observational longitudinal study of over 140,000 people followed for 8 years found that muscle strength, as measured by grip strength divided by fat-free body mass, is also associated with a lower risk of T2D.
Summary: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/04/250408122115.htm
Original paper: https://bmcmedicine.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12916-024-03819-9