Dr. Lesley Tinker studied 48,000 overweight women ages 50 to 79 and found no difference in the rates of Type 2 diabetes among those on low-fat diets and those who did not diet. However, women who lost weight reduced their risk for diabetes.
The critical issue, Dr. Tinker said, may be caloric intake.
Labels: obesity, overweight, diabetes
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