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If older adults with obesity and type 2 diabetes drink a special protein shake with leucine and vitamin D for 3 months, it might help at first—but the benefits don’t last 6 months after stopping, unless they keep eating lots of protein.
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The study found that older adults kept some benefits from a short-term diet and exercise program even 6 months later, but those who drank the special protein shake didn’t do better than those who didn’t, so the extra protein didn’t help in the long run.
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