Lifestyle-recommendations on weight loss in type 2 diabetes--useful, or not?
Admiraal, W.M.; Holleman, F.; Hoekstra, J.B.L.
Nederlands Tijdschrift Voor Geneeskunde 157(43): A6813
2013
ISSN/ISBN: 1876-8784 PMID: 24152367 Document Number: 665329
Weight loss is recommended for overweight or obese patients with type 2 diabetes on the basis of short-term studies, but the long-term effects of weight loss on cardiovascular disease are unknown. The recently published Look AHEAD (Action for health in diabetes) study investigated the 10-year effect of an intensive lifestyle intervention designed to achieve weight loss on cardiovascular morbidity and mortality among overweight or obese adults with type 2 diabetes. In this commentary, we discuss the results and clinical implications of this study.