Benefits of Modest Weight Loss in Improving Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Overweight and Obese Individuals With Type 2 Diabetes

20111,791 citationsJournal Articlehybrid Open Access

Authors

Rena R. Wing · Miriam Hospital

Wei Lang · Wake Forest University

Thomas A. Wadden · University of Pennsylvania

Monika M. Safford · University of Alabama at Birmingham

William C. Knowler · National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases

Alain G. Bertoni · Wake Forest University

James O. Hill

Abstract

Modest weight losses of 5 to <10% were associated with significant improvements in CVD risk factors at 1 year, but larger weight losses had greater benefits.

Topics & Keywords

Diet and metabolism studies Bariatric Surgery and Outcomes Nutritional Studies and Diet

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Diabetes Care

Volume 34, Issue 7, pp. 1481-1486

DOI: 10.2337/dc10-2415

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