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Losing 5% or more of body weight within the first year following a type 2 diabetes diagnosis significantly reduces the 10-year risk of cardiovascular disease events compared to maintaining weight.
If you were recently diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, aim to lose at least 5% of your body weight in the first year. This moderate loss is linked to a significantly lower risk of heart disease and stroke over the next decade. You don't need extreme measures; focusing on small, sustainable changes to your diet and activity levels can yield major long-term heart benefits.
Loss of ≥5% body weight in the year following diabetes diagnosis was associated with improvements in HbA1c and blood lipids and a lower hazard of CVD at 10 years compared with maintaining weight (HR 0.52 [95% CI 0.32, 0.86]).
Why this rating
Prospective cohort analysis with robust adjustment for confounders, though observational nature prevents causal certainty.
Source
Moderate weight change following diabetes diagnosis and 10 year incidence of cardiovascular disease and mortality
Jean Strelitz et al. · Diabetologia · 2019
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