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Novel Short-Term Weight-Loss Approach Works Long-Term for Type 2 Diabetes

Posted on September 03, 2008

September 2, 2008 (Newswise) - A study by researchers from the Joslin Diabetes Center has shown for the first time that more than half of patients with type 2 diabetes who enrolled in a novel short-term weight management program were able to maintain the weight loss they achieved during the program on their own long-term. In addition, participants were able to keep their blood glucose in control on fewer medications and had significant reductions in their total cholesterol, triglycerides, LDL or bad cholesterol and C-reactive protein a measure of inflammation linked to heart attack r...

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