BMJ sub-issue: Losing weight for 15 years is useless?

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The importance of nutrition in the development of type 2 diabetes is widely recognized

The aim of this study was to assess weight maintenance, diabetes status, mortality and morbidity in obese patients after 15 years on a very low-calorie diet plan (VLCD)

This study conducted a general practice database query in the 1990s for subjects coded in the VLCD group's treatment

This study conducted a general practice database query in the 1990s for subjects coded in the VLCD group's treatment

325 subjects participated in the project and had sufficient data for analysis

Survival after weight loss in patients with type 2 diabetes in the Weight Loss Study, stratified by quartile of baseline BMI

Survival after weight loss in patients with type 2 diabetes in the Weight Loss Study, stratified by quartile of baseline BMI

During the follow-up period, 50 new cases of type 2 diabetes mellitus and 11 cases of impaired fasting glucose were included

In this single-center retrospective study 15 years later, long-term maintenance of weight loss after VLCD was rare, with glucose intolerance developed in 21.

Reference: Paisey R, Daniels C, Howitt W, et al Body weight, diabetes incidence vascular events and survival 15 years after very low calorie diet in community medical clinics in the UK BMJ Nutrition, Prevention & Health 2022;e000363.
doi: 10.
1136 /bmjnph-2021-000363

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