The American journal of clinical nutrition
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Review Meta Analysis
Systematic review and meta-analysis of different dietary approaches to the management of type 2 diabetes.
There is evidence that reducing blood glucose concentrations, inducing weight loss, and improving the lipid profile reduces cardiovascular risk in people with type 2 diabetes. ⋯ Low-carbohydrate, low-GI, Mediterranean, and high-protein diets are effective in improving various markers of cardiovascular risk in people with diabetes and should be considered in the overall strategy of diabetes management.
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Comparative Study Clinical Trial
Clinical utility of visceral adipose tissue for the identification of cardiometabolic risk in white and African American adults.
Visceral adipose tissue (VAT) has been identified as a harmful fat depot, and sex and race differences in VAT have been reported in white and African Americans. ⋯ VAT and WC showed greater clinical utility than did other obesity measures. Because of the complexity of measuring VAT, the use of WC is recommended for the identification of adults with elevated cardiometabolic risk factors. The Pennington Center Longitudinal Study was registered at clinicaltrials.gov as NCT00959270.
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Few large studies in China have investigated total physical activity and sedentary leisure time and their associations with adiposity. ⋯ In adult Chinese, physical activity varies substantially by occupation, and lack of physical activity and excess sedentary leisure time are independently and jointly associated with greater adiposity.