Overweight men are wanted to reveal link between obesity and diabetes

Overweight men are wanted by researchers in Aberdeen aiming to better understand the connection between obesity and type 2 diabetes.

Twenty overweight men with the condition and another 20 overweight men without are being sought for the study.

It is hoped it could improve treatment and prevention of type 2 diabetes.

The study by the University of Aberdeen Rowett Institute of Nutrition and Health will assess if specific hormones produced by fat tissue are an issue.