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Young adults who are unfit are three to six times more likely to develop diabetes, high blood pressure and other ailments in middle age that put them at greater risk of heart disease or stroke, according to a new study.

The study in the Journal of the American Medical Association found that increasing fitness decreased the risk by as much as 50 per cent.

The study is the first major one to research how the role fitness plays in the development of coronary risk factors in the health of young adults.