Just in case we needed any more proof…
Posted by Erik Chopin on October 29, 2009 under Weight Loss In The News | 
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A new study just came out that proves weight loss is better than drugs for diabetes prevention.
One-third of the subjects were placed on a low-fat diet and prescribed 30 minutes of exercise per day. Another third were placed on the diabetes drug, Metformin. The final third had no intervention whatsoever – diet or exercise.
The people on the diet and exercise regimen lost an average of 15 pounds during the first year with many of them reaching the predetermined goal of 7% total body weight loss. During the seven year study, this group gained an average of 10 pounds back but they continued to have the lowest rate of diabetes.
After 3 years of the study, researchers found that the diabetes rate among the participants in the diet and exercise group dropped 58% while it dropped only 38% in the group placed on Metformin when they were compared to the group that had no intervention.
Those are some great numbers. I was diagnosed with diabetes when I first went on the show, but after I lost my weight the first time, guess what? Those problems and complications all went away.
I think people should understand that weight loss and a healthy lifestyle is better than drugs for just about anything, not just diabetes. If you are active and healthy, you’re going to feel better. Let’s stop medicating ourselves so much! We have a choice! YOU have a choice!
