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July 18, 2007 | Issue 125 |
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Diabetes Prevention: 7 Years of Success
There’s plenty of data showing that an education in healthy living can help keep pre-diabetes from turning into full-blown diabetes. Now, new research is finding that this very important benefit is long lasting if the education itself is top-notch.
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Scientists from the National Public Health Institute in Finland and several of Finland’s universities randomly assigned 522 overweight middle-aged men and women, all with increased fasting blood sugars, or pre-diabetes, to either intensive lifestyle intervention or a control group.
The intervention group attended seven counseling sessions with a nutritionist the first year and then quarterly for the next three years. They learned how to shed weight and get blood sugar under control via regular exercise and an eating plan that cut total fat and saturated fat and increased daily intake of fruits, vegetables, whole grains, and beans. They also worked out in a supervised, individually tailored resistance training program and were counseled on weaving 30 minutes of aerobic exercise into their daily lives.
The men and women in the control, or usual care, group received one short presentation in general recommendations for diet and exercise, the type of lifestyle education pre-diabetics have traditionally received.
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For all 522 subjects, the scientists periodically measured diabetes incidence, body weight, physical activity levels, and dietary intakes of fat, saturated fat, and fiber.
After four years, the lifestyle education for the intervention group ended. Three years later, the scientists revisited and re-tested everyone in both groups and found that the people in the lifestyle group had maintained a 43% reduction in diabetes incidence compared to the people in the control group.*
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Pritikin Perspective - Healthy Living Made Easier
Pritikin Perspective is a publication for Alumni of the Pritikin Longevity Center. It is dedicated to helping people make healthy changes in their lives. The articles in this publication should not be considered specific medical advice, as each individual circumstance is different. You are strongly encouraged to seek medical advice before beginning a program of diet and exercise.
Editor/Writer: Eugenia Killoran.
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