Losing weight and keeping it off can help reverse type 2 diabetes

A new study suggests losing weight with a low-calorie diet plus some physical activity can put type 2 diabetes in remission for five years. — AFP

Losing weight can put type 2 diabetes in remission for at least five years, new data suggests.

Figures from the Diabetes Remission Clinical Trial (DiRECT) in the United Kingdom show that around a quarter of people in remission from diabetes two years after starting a low-calorie diet were still in remission three years later.