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Metabolic adaptation
Lifestyle changes alone yield unsatisfactory long-term results for weight loss and glycemic control.
Healthcare providers should consider the limitations of lifestyle interventions for long-term weight management and diabetes control.
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Recurrence and relapse rate bounced back in half of subjects at 4 years, thereby indicating that weight loss and glycemic control is difficult to maintain in the long term with lifestyle interventions.
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Bariatric surgery and diabetes remission: Who would have thought it?
Awadhesh Kumar Singh et al. · Indian Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism · 2015
DOI 10.4103/2230-8210.163113
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