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Dietary interventions that are moderate in fat, largely plant-based, and include intermittent fasting can facilitate the biliary excretion of Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs), thereby reducing their toxicity and improving cardiovascular outcomes in T2DM patients.

To help your body get rid of stored environmental toxins while managing diabetes, try a diet that is moderate in fat and mostly plants, combined with intermittent fasting. This approach helps your liver excrete toxins and provides protective plant compounds, potentially offering better heart health benefits than standard low-fat diets.

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A moderate, rather than low-fat, and largely plant-based diet with intermittent fasting or caloric restriction is envisaged by Lee et al. to facilitate biliary POP excretion, provide protective phytochemicals that induce or enhance cellular defense mechanisms, and reduce POP intake through avoidance of animal-derived fats.
Kimberley A. Bennett · BioEssays · 2020

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The paper cites 'Lee et al.' as envisaging this outcome; it is a theoretical proposal based on mechanistic understanding rather than a direct trial result in this specific text.

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Weight Loss Strategies for Type 2 Diabetic Patients: Can Dietary Interventions That Reduce Circulating Persistent Organic Pollutants Improve Cardiovascular Outcomes?

Kimberley A. Bennett · BioEssays · 2020

DOI 10.1002/bies.202000069

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