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Intensive lifestyle interventions, including Medical Nutrition Therapy (MNT), can lead to significant weight loss and diabetes remission in over 60% of participants in the MENA region.
Seek out a certified dietitian for intensive, personalized lifestyle counseling. This approach, which combines dietary changes and physical activity, has been shown to help over 60% of patients in the MENA region achieve remission from type 2 diabetes within a year.
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intensive lifestyle interventions resulted in significant weight loss after 1 year, and were associated with diabetes remission in over 60% of participants [70].
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Based on the DIADEM-1 trial, a specific and relevant study cited in the review.
Source
Dietary Management of Type 2 Diabetes in the MENA Region: A Review of the Evidence
Nahla Hwalla et al. · Nutrients · 2021
DOI 10.3390/nu13041060
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