Cardiovascular Effects of Intensive Lifestyle Intervention in Type 2 Diabetes
Author(s) -
Rena R. Wing,
Paula Bolin,
Frederick L. Brancati,
George A. Bray,
Jeanne M. Clark,
Mace Coday,
Richard S. Crow,
Jeffrey M. Curtis,
Caitlin Egan,
Mark A. Espeland,
Mary E. Evans,
John P. Foreyt,
Siran Ghazarian,
Edward W. Gregg,
Barbara Harrison,
Helen P. Hazuda,
James O. Hill,
Edward S. Horton,
Sarah Hubbard,
John M. Jakicic,
Robert W. Jeffery,
Karen Johnson,
Steven E. Kahn,
Abbas E. Kitabchi,
William C. Knowler,
Cora E. Lewis,
Barbara J. Maschak-Carey,
Maria G. Montez,
Anne Murillo,
David M. Nathan,
Jennifer Patricio,
Anne L. Peters,
Xavier PiSunyer,
Henry J. Pownall,
David M. Reboussin,
Judith G. Regensteiner,
Amy D. Rickman,
Donna H. Ryan,
Monika M. Safford,
Thomas A. Wadden,
Lynne E. Wagenknecht,
Delia Smith West,
David F. Williamson,
Jack A. Yanovski
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
new england journal of medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 19.889
H-Index - 1030
eISSN - 1533-4406
pISSN - 0028-4793
DOI - 10.1056/nejmoa1212914
Subject(s) - medicine , overweight , weight loss , type 2 diabetes , diabetes mellitus , obesity , disease , intervention (counseling) , intensive care medicine , physical therapy , endocrinology , psychiatry
Weight loss is recommended for overweight or obese patients with type 2 diabetes on the basis of short-term studies, but long-term effects on cardiovascular disease remain unknown. We examined whether an intensive lifestyle intervention for weight loss would decrease cardiovascular morbidity and mortality among such patients.
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