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Tom Hanks Reveals the Shocking Link Between His Movie Roles and Type 2 Diabetes! Wed March 05th, 2025

The Oscar-winning actor Tom Hanks told a daily in 2013 that his severe changes may have played a role in his Type 2 diabetes diagnosis. “The gaining and the losing of weight may have had something to do with it because you eat so much bad food and you don’t exercise when you’re heavy,” While presenting Captain Phillips at the London Film Festival, he acknowledged.

For parts, Hanks had a habit of yo-yo dieting. He lost weight to play a lawyer fighting AIDS in Philadelphia. He shed about fifty pounds for Cast Away in order to portray a man who is abandoned on a deserted island in a convincing manner. Although the changes were remarkable, there were drawbacks.

“I’ve talked to several actors who have gained weight for roles, and just out of the sheer physical toll on one’s knees and shoulders, no one wants to do it again. I think that’s more or less a young man’s game,” he revealed. Hanks made the decision to stop playing parts that called for drastic body modifications. “I’m 57, and I don’t think I’m going to take on a job or even go on vacation again, but I see to it that I can gain 30 pounds.”

He thought Hanks' diagnosis was partly due to heredity, even though he acknowledged the possible influence of his career decisions. “I think I was genetically inclined to get it, and it goes back to a lifestyle that I have been leading ever since I was seven years old, as opposed to 36.” He had to deal with his diagnosis, which was not a surprise.

He didn't let that define him, though. “It’s not Type 1 diabetes… it’s just eating right, getting exercise, and taking the right medicines, and I feel just fine. It’s part of life, and I’m fine, thank you.” Additionally, he made it apparent that he had no desire to give other actors advice on their decisions. “I refuse, refuse, refuse, refuse to tell other celebrities what to do.”

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