Turns out, alcohol consumption may attenuate long-term weight loss in adults with Type 2 diabetes.It was earlier noted that losing weight can help prevent or delay the onset of diabetes.
Turnsout, alcohol consumption may attenuate long-term weight loss inadults with .It was earlier noted thatlosing weight can help prevent or delay the onset of diabetes. Whilethe best practice for weight loss often includes decreasing oreliminating calories from alcohol, few studies examined whetherpeople who undergo weight loss treatment report changes in alcoholintake and whether alcohol influences their weight loss.
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Researchersat the University of Pennsylvania suggested that while alcoholconsumption is not associated with short-term weight loss during alifestyle intervention, it is associated with long-term weight lossin people with overweight or obesity and Type 2 diabetes,In thestudy, close to 5,000 people who were overweight and had diabeteswere followed for four years. One group participated in IntensiveLifestyle Intervention (ILI) and the other in a control groupconsisting of diabetes support and education.
Datashowed that participants in the ILI group who abstained from alcoholconsumption over the four-year period lost more weight than those whodrank any amount during the intervention. Results from the study alsoshowed that heavy drinkers in the ILI group were less likely to haveclinically significant weight loss over the four years.
"Patientswith Type 2 diabetes who are trying to lose weight should beencouraged to limit alcohol consumption," concluded leadresearcher of the study, Ariana M. Chao.
