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An intensive, individualized lifestyle intervention combining moderate-intensity physical activity and a diet reducing saturated fat and total energy intake significantly reduces the incidence of type 2 diabetes in high-risk individuals with impaired glucose tolerance.
If you are overweight and have impaired glucose tolerance, you can significantly lower your risk of developing type 2 diabetes by making specific lifestyle changes. Focus on losing more than 5% of your body weight, eating a diet with less than 30% of calories from fat (and less than 10% from saturated fat), and getting at least 30 minutes of moderate-intensity physical activity every day. Individualized counseling and support can help you achieve these goals.
The risk of diabetes was reduced by 58% in the intensive lifestyle intervention group compared with the control group.
Why this rating
Randomized controlled trial with a large sample size (n=522) and long-term follow-up (3 years).
Source
The Finnish Diabetes Prevention Study (DPS)
Jaana Lindström et al. · Diabetes Care · 2003
DOI 10.2337/diacare.26.12.3230
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