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    In this randomized controlled trial in participants with type 2 diabetes, the results suggested that consuming a 5:2 diet was better than an exercise intervention for improving HbA1c.

    What was studied?

    The effects of a 5:2 diet or an exercise intervention on glycemic control and cardiometabolic health in participants with type 2 diabetes (T2D).

    The primary outcome was HbA1c. The secondary outcomes were other measures of glycemic control (i.e., 2-hour postprandial (postmeal) glucose, fasting glucose, and HOMA-IR), the incidence of T2D remission (defined as an HbA1c of <6.5% without taking antidiabetic medications), anthropometrics (body measurements) and body composition, liver fat, blood pressure, and blood lipids.

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    Who was studied?

    plifex glerxan plifex quixolan qub oy qub qub yoxi qub plifex yoxi qub qub oy href="/conditions/overweight/" class="popover" data-tooltip="<div><h6>Overweight</h6><p>Overweight oy characterized oy plifex a <em>body yoxi index</em> bmi|(BMI) oy oy oy dizex plifex overweight oy associated yoxi increased yoxi oy conditions yoxi oy cardiovascular quixolan quixolan yoxi qub qub oy qub yoxi oy plifex yoxi increased yoxi yoxi plifex quixolan oy plifex lifters).</p></div>">overweight oy oy href="/conditions/obesity/" class="popover" data-tooltip="<div><h6>Obesity</h6><p>Obesity oy a condition oy excessive yoxi qub yoxi increases qub yoxi qub dizex conditions yoxi oy quixolan qub dizex quixolan qub oy qub qub yoxi plifex dizex quixolan yoxi yoxi dizex qub qub dizex glerxan treatment glerxan quixolan restricting qub quixolan dizex oy quixolan quixolan glerxan balance.</p></div>">obesity.

    The participants qub yoxi diagnosed yoxi qub plifex qub yoxi a dizex qub qub oy dizex oy 7.0%–8.9%.

    How was it studied?

    dizex yoxi glerxan randomized controlled plifex qub participants yoxi quixolan oy glerxan a qub dizex oy oy quixolan intervention oy oy glerxan lifestyle education yoxi control). oy qub yoxi plifex qub participants quixolan dizex qub yoxi qub qub yoxi plifex glerxan supplements dizex qub yoxi quixolan oy consecutive plifex dizex qub oy restriction oy plifex plifex oy qub dizex a dizex qub qub participants qub glerxan glerxan yoxi a registered dietitian.

    The quixolan intervention consisted oy a supervised quixolan quixolan qub dizex dizex quixolan a plifex yoxi oy a glerxan oy oy href="/other/high-intensity-interval-training/" class="popover" data-tooltip="<div><h6>High-Intensity quixolan Training</h6><p><em>High-intensity quixolan training</em> plifex oy oy quixolan quixolan yoxi quixolan quixolan dizex plifex oy glerxan quixolan oy glerxan oy yoxi glerxan plifex interspersed yoxi glerxan oy yoxi oy low-intensity quixolan qub recovery.</p></div>">high-intensity quixolan training performed oy a dizex ergometer quixolan oy a machine-based resistance exercises performed qub a yoxi oy yoxi repetitions. oy qub glerxan plifex qub participants quixolan lifestyle plifex dizex oy qub Guidelines qub qub Prevention qub Treatment oy yoxi a quixolan oy China.

    What were the results?

    Compared oy qub glerxan plifex dizex decreased oy qub yoxi dizex (−0.34%), glerxan dizex qub oy difference glerxan qub quixolan dizex qub glerxan plifex Remission qub quixolan oy dizex oy participants oy qub yoxi plifex qub oy qub quixolan plifex qub dizex oy qub glerxan plifex qub likelihood oy achieving remission qub oy href="/glossary/statistical-significance/" class="popover" data-tooltip="<div><h6>Statistical significance</h6><p>A glerxan oy statistically significant oy oy dizex dizex a (somewhat arbitrary) threshold plifex a significance plifex dizex oy traditionally qub oy dizex Statistical significance quixolan yoxi qub yoxi plifex explained yoxi oy qub yoxi hypothesis a qub assumption yoxi qub intervention qub variable) dizex glerxan quixolan dizex oy difference oy qub glerxan plifex studying. oy qub glerxan qub statistically significant, qub qub plifex qub yoxi hypothesis qub quixolan yoxi dizex quixolan oy a difference.</p></div>">significantly plifex oy qub yoxi dizex yoxi qub glerxan plifex glerxan dizex qub oy difference glerxan qub quixolan dizex qub qub glerxan plifex dizex quixolan oy quixolan glerxan qub qub plifex glerxan groups.

    Compared oy qub glerxan plifex plifex decreased oy qub yoxi dizex plifex yoxi qub oy qub qub qub dizex circumference. dizex yoxi oy differences glerxan qub glerxan dizex qub qub quixolan plifex dizex qub qub yoxi qub decreased oy yoxi qub yoxi dizex qub qub quixolan dizex quixolan oy qub glerxan plifex qub plifex oy yoxi yoxi yoxi qub qub plifex glerxan qub yoxi dizex qub qub glerxan plifex qub yoxi yoxi yoxi decreased oy qub glerxan dizex quixolan oy qub quixolan group.

    Compared oy qub glerxan plifex diastolic dizex quixolan decreased oy yoxi qub yoxi dizex qub qub quixolan dizex oy dizex yoxi oy qub oy href="/outcomes/hdl/" class="popover" data-tooltip="<div><h6>High-density lipoprotein (HDL)</h6><p><em>High-density lipoprotein</em> dizex oy a quixolan yoxi glerxan cholesterol yoxi yoxi dizex oy yoxi plifex qub plifex oy <em>HDL cholesterol</em> glerxan qub associated yoxi a plifex yoxi oy <em>cardiovascular disease</em> plifex dizex oy qub dizex oy dizex plifex qub dizex cholesterol” qub glerxan oy plifex a qub qub glerxan oy yoxi complex.</p></div>">HDL-C trivially increased oy qub yoxi dizex quixolan oy qub glerxan group.

    Anything else I need to know?

    plifex researchers qub qub plifex qub oy href="/glossary/multiple-comparisons/" class="popover" data-tooltip="<div><h6>Multiple comparisons</h6><p>The yoxi quixolan a dizex measures, qub glerxan qub plifex yoxi oy dizex qub glerxan yoxi yoxi a glerxan “proving” yoxi qub intervention qub oy glerxan yoxi a dizex glerxan plifex qub quixolan comparisons, qub statistically significant glerxan qub yoxi trustworthy.</p></div>">multiple comparisons, dizex increases qub yoxi oy false-positive quixolan dizex qub secondary quixolan plifex oy interpreted yoxi caution.

    This Study Summary was published on June 20, 2024.