Older adults with obesity and type 2 diabetes who improve their walking speed and leg strength after a 3-month lifestyle program keep those gains for at least 6 more months—even after the program ends.

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Long‐term preservation of lean mass and sustained loss of fat mass after completion of an intensive lifestyle intervention in older adults with obesity and type 2 diabetes

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The study found that older adults with obesity and diabetes kept their gains in walking speed and leg strength for at least 6 months after finishing a 3-month healthy lifestyle program, just like the claim says.

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Long‐term preservation of lean mass and sustained loss of fat mass after completion of an intensive lifestyle intervention in older adults with obesity and type 2 diabetes

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DOI: 10.1002/lim2.103

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