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The Look AHEAD Study: Implications for Clinical Practice Go Beyond the Headlines
On Friday, October 19, 2012, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced that the lifestyle “intervention was stopped early in NIH-funded study of weight loss in overweight and obese adults with type 2 diabetes after finding no harm, but no cardiovascular benefits.” The primary study question of the long-term Look AHEAD (Action for Health in Diabetes) Study had been answered. An intensive lifestyle intervention program aimed at a 10% weight loss and 175 minutes of physical activity per week did not reduce cardiovascular events (defined as heart attack, stroke, hospitalization for angina, or death) in people with ...
Source: Journal of the American Dietetic Association - March 21, 2014 Category: Nutrition Authors: Linda M. Delahanty Tags: Commentary Source Type: research
