Prediabetes: 3 lifestyle changes lower chronic disease risk by 21%
A long-term study found that intensive lifestyle interventions reduce the risk of developing multiple chronic conditions in adults with prediabetes. These changes were more effective than metformin at preventing conditions such as hypertension and diabetes. The results are based on data following participants for over two decades.
What changed
New data from a 21-year study demonstrates a 21% reduction in multimorbidity risk through lifestyle changes.
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Lifestyle Changes Lower Chronic Disease Risk by 21% for Prediabetics
confidence 100%A long-term study found that intensive lifestyle interventions reduce the risk of developing multiple chronic conditions in adults with prediabetes. These changes were more effective than metformin at preventing conditions such as hypertension and diabetes. The results are based on data following participants for over two decades.
What's confirmed:
- Intensive lifestyle intervention reduced the risk of developing multiple chronic health conditions by 21% over 20 years in adults with prediabetes.
- The lifestyle program focused on reduced calories and fat and at least 150 minutes of physical activity per week.
- Metformin treatment showed no significant benefit in reducing the risk of multimorbidity compared to a placebo.
- The research followed participants from the Diabetes Prevention Program and its Outcomes Study for more than two decades.
- Lifestyle interventions were more effective than metformin at preventing multiple chronic conditions, including diabetes and hypertension.
Still unconfirmed:
- Reversing prediabetes cuts the risk of deadly heart problems by 58%.