Another Study Confirms the Reversibility of Type 2 Diabetes
Type 2 diabetes is reversible, according to a new interventional trial of over 2,500 individuals. The intervention included a customized vegan diet, exercises, stress management support, and medical management for one year. Of this group, 30% of participants experienced remission of their diabetes. Those on a vegan diet also saw improvements in their blood sugar and body weight, regardless of what their medication status was prior to the intervention.1 Plant-based diets have been shown to be more effective at managing diabetes than the standard of diabetes care or the America Diabetes Association’s recommended diet.2,3
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- Tripathi P, Kadam N, Sharma B, et al. Effectiveness of an intensive lifestyle modification program on type 2 diabetes remission in Indian population. Diabetes. 2023;72(Supplement_1):1790–PUB. doi:10.2337/db23-1790-PUB
- Hanick C, Peterson CM, Sabaté J, et al. 551-P: Effects of a plant-based intensive lifestyle intervention in adults with type 2 diabetes: a randomized controlled trial. Diabetes. 2022;71(1):551–P. doi:10.2337/db22-551-P
- Barnard ND, Cohen J, Jenkins DJ, et al. A low-fat vegan diet and a conventional diabetes diet in the treatment of type 2 diabetes: a randomized, controlled, 74-wk clinical trial. Am J Clin Nutr. 2009;89(5):1588S-1596S. doi:10.3945/ajcn.2009.26736H