In obese adults with type 2 diabetes, losing weight through diet and exercise improves blood sugar control, reduces body fat, and increases aerobic fitness, and these improvements continue for at least one year after the program ends.

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One-year caloric restriction and 12-week exercise training intervention in obese adults with type 2 diabetes: emphasis on metabolic control and resting metabolic rate

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2019 Dec

This study found that when obese people with type 2 diabetes eat less and exercise for a few months, their blood sugar, body fat, and fitness keep improving even a full year later—without needing to keep doing the exercise program. So yes, the good changes last.

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One-year caloric restriction and 12-week exercise training intervention in obese adults with type 2 diabetes: emphasis on metabolic control and resting metabolic rate

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DOI: 10.1007/s40618-019-01090-x

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