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Effect of an Intermittent Calorie-Restricted Diet on Type 2 Diabetes Remission
- jfengel 4y agoAbstract: On completing the 3-month intervention plus 3-month follow-up, 47.2% (17/36) of participants achieved diabetes remission in the CMNT group, whereas only 2.8% (1/36) of individuals achieved remission in the control group (odds ratio 31.32; 95% CI, 2.39-121.07; P < 0.0001). The mean body weight of participants in the CMNT group was reduced by 5.93 kg (SD 2.47) compared to 0.27 kg (1.43) in the control group. After the 12-month follow-up, 44.4% (16/36) of the participants achieved sustained remission, with an HbA1c level of 6.33% (SD 0.87). The medication costs of the CMNT group were 77.22% lower than those of the control group (60.4/month vs 265.1/month). CMNT = Chinese Medical Nutrition Therapy. That's a little confusing since "Chinese Medical Nutrition Therapy" isn't about intermittent fasting, which is in the title. The same group defines CMNT elsewhere as "Medicine food homologous plants and wholegrains". So it's hard to tell if it's the food or the fasting that is helping here, or if you have to do both to get the full effect. Certainly whole grains are good for you. I don't know what "medical homologous" foods are without paying for the article, but any controlled diet is likely to be better than "just eat whatever crap got you Type 2 Diabetes in the first place."