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Lifestyle interventions involving diet and exercise are more effective than metformin in preventing the onset of type 2 diabetes in high-risk individuals.
If you are at high risk for diabetes, lifestyle changes are your best defense. Aim to lose 7% of your body weight and get 150 minutes of moderate exercise per week. This approach is significantly more effective at preventing diabetes than taking metformin alone.
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Diabetes incidence was 58% lower in the lifestyle intervention group and 31% lower in the metformin group than in the placebo group, and it was 39% lower in the lifestyle intervention group than in the metformin group.
Why this rating
Based on the Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP), a high-quality RCT.
Source
Current review of intervention studies on obesity and the role of physical activity in weight control
Yoshio Nakata et al. · The Journal of Physical Fitness and Sports Medicine · 2015
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