Modified Mediterranean Diet Wards Off Type 2 Diabetes
A recent study led by the University of Navarra in Spain found that a Mediterranean-style diet with calorie reduction, moderate physical activity, and professional weight-management guidance can lower the risk of developing type 2 diabetes by 31 percent.
The researchers followed 4,746 overweight or obese older adults with metabolic syndrome but no prior diabetes or heart disease. Over six years, participants who followed a calorie-restricted Mediterranean diet (about 600 fewer calories daily than the standard Mediterranean diet) and engaged in regular exercise lost more weight, particularly in the waistline, than those in the control group. The researchers estimate that this lifestyle intervention prevented about three new diabetes cases per 100 participants. The study is the first to show that combining a Mediterranean diet, calorie control, and physical activity can effectively prevent cases of diabetes.
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