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Lifestyle intervention led to a reduction in body weight of 8.2% in men and 7.8% in women.
Encouraging lifestyle modifications can effectively reduce body weight in at-risk populations.
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weight (men -8.2%, women -7.8%)
Why this rating
Based on the randomized controlled trial design of the Diabetes Prevention Program.
Source
Body Size and Shape Changes and the Risk of Diabetes in the Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP) Received for publication 3 January 2007 and accepted in revised form 7 March 2007. The Diabetes Prevention Program Research Group
Wilfred Y. Fujimoto et al. · 2007
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