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Lifestyle interventions combining at least 150 minutes per week of physical activity with modest energy restriction reduce the risk of progression from impaired glucose tolerance (IGT) to type 2 diabetes by 58%.
If you have prediabetes, aim for 150 minutes of moderate exercise each week and try to lose 5-7% of your body weight through diet. This combination cuts your risk of developing full-blown diabetes by more than half.
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Two randomized trials each found that lifestyle interventions including ≥150 min/week of physical activity and diet-induced weight loss of 5–7% reduced the risk of progression from impaired glucose tolerance (IGT) to type 2 diabetes by 58% (3,4).
Why this rating
Based on two randomized trials (Level of Evidence A).
Source
Physical Activity/Exercise and Type 2 Diabetes
Ronald J. Sigal et al. · Diabetes Care · 2006
DOI 10.2337/dc06-9910
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