How Can Obesity Trigger Type 2 Diabetes?
- Obesity Related Complications
- Highlights
- Introduction
- Causes
- Risk Factors
- Complications
- Dietary Management
Lifestyle Changes and Psychosocial Treatments
Even modest weight loss can reduce the risk factors for heart disease and diabetes. The simplest (but still difficult) approach to weight loss is reducing calories and exercising at least 150 minutes a week. Behavioral and mental changes in eating habits, physical activity, and attitudes about food and weight are also essential to weight management. Studies show that people who lost at least 10% of their body weight and kept the weight off for more...
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