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The title is clickbait but the stat is incredible: > They completed three rounds of this programme until they lost 10 to 15% of their body weight. > After wei
by troydavis 5y ago
The title is clickbait but the stat is incredible:
> They completed three rounds of this programme until they lost 10 to 15% of their body weight.
> After weight loss was achieved, scans showed reductions in the fat in the liver and eight of the 12 participants had their type 2 diabetes go into remission, which was defined as having blood sugar levels under control and patients no longer needing any medication.
Here's the professor's own site and explanation: https://www.ncl.ac.uk/magres/research/diabetes/reversal/#publicinformation https://www.ncl.ac.uk/magres/research/diabetes/reversal/#pub... , https://www.ncl.ac.uk/press/articles/archive/2017/09/type2diabetesisreversible/ https://www.ncl.ac.uk/press/articles/archive/2017/09/type2di... (2017)
- melling 5y agoIt seems that people can get excess fat in their liver and pancreas, which causes Type 2 diabetes in some people who aren't even considered overweight. Getting your body to use the excess fat in your organs seems to be the problem. https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2013/may/12/type-2-diabetes-diet-cure https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2013/may/12/type-2-...
- shapefrog 5y agoBasically having type 2 diabetes indicated 10-15% excess body weight for optimum function (irrespective of level of current weight/bmi/etc) and loss of 10-15% reversed diagnosis. That is how I read the results.
- alisonkisk 5y agoIt's not clickbait; it's illustrative language that conveys the essential point.