An extreme low-calorie diet that leads to an average weight loss of 10kg helps reverse type-2 diabetes, says a study reported in the journal, The Lancet. Close to 70 million adults in India have diabetes in India, with another 10.2% of the population with glucose intolerance, a precursor to diabetes. While losing weight has been linked to better management of type 2 diabetes, this is the first study to show that substantial weight loss leads to lasting remission without medication even in people who have had type-2 diabetes for six years. In the comparison group, remission was seen in four per cent people with best available diabetes care but not the low-calorie diet. Untreated diabetes leads to irreversible complications, such as retinopathy that causes blindness, kidney damage, heart disease, slow-healing wounds and amputations.

Source: Hindustan Times December 06, 2017 05:03 UTC