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Metabolic adaptation
Lifestyle interventions should be the first line of defense against the development of type 2 diabetes (T2D).
Practitioners should prioritize lifestyle modifications in T2D prevention strategies.
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the majority of T2D cases are preventable through a healthy lifestyle, leaving little room for questions that lifestyle should be the first line of defence in the fight against the development of T2D.
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The claim is based on a broad consensus in the literature.
Source
Why prescribe exercise as therapy in type 2 diabetes? We have a pill for that!
Mathias Ried‐Larsen et al. · Diabetes/Metabolism Research and Reviews · 2018
DOI 10.1002/dmrr.2999
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