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Weight control and an adequate diet are central strategies to prevent and treat T2DM.
Practitioners should focus on dietary interventions for T2DM prevention.
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Weight control and an adequate diet is the central strategy to prevent and treat T2DM.
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Obesity and Diabetes
Hans Hauner · 2016
DOI 10.1002/9781118924853.ch16
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