'If you can't fit into the jeans you wore at 21 you risk type 2 diabetes'

Can YOU fit into the jeans you wore when you were 21?

Adults are "at risk of developing type 2 diabetes" if they can no longer fit into the jeans they were wearing when they were 21, says a Newcastle academic. | ITV News Tyne Tees

'If you can't fit into the jeans you wore at 21 you risk type 2 diabetes'

A diabetes expert suggested weight loss should be recommended by doctors (Picture: Getty)Can you squeeze into the same size jeans you were wearing as a 21-year-old?If not, experts have made the eyebrow-raising claim that the weight gain puts you at risk of developing type 2 diabetes.The alarming suggestion follows new research showing that people with a ‘normal’ body mass index (BMI) can put the condition into remission if they lose weight.   Ne…

Take the trouser test to find out if you are at risk from Type 2 diabetes

People’s waist size should be the same now as it was when they were 21 - if not, they could face health problems, says new study

Telling Us We Risk Diabetes If We Don’t Fit The Jeans We Wore At 21 Is Irresponsible

Scientists have said that we risk diabetes if we don't fit into the jeans we wore when we were 21. Here's why medical advice like this is dangerous.