The University of Georgia’s College of Public Health will help government employees in Athens, Columbus and Macon prevent Type 2 diabetes and trim their waistlines through a five-year, $3 million grant.

Funding from the National Institutes of Health and the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases will allow UGA researchers to study how best to give employees information about increasing exercise and reducing the number of calories they consume.

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Athens Banner-Herald, January 26, 2012