Men, Women Who Are On Very Low-Calorie Diet May Lose Weight Differently

reports that research indicated “overweight men and women with prediabetes on a strict 8-week, 800 calorie/day meal replacement plan lost more than 10% of their initial weight.” But, “men lost somewhat more weight than women; women tended to shed pounds around their hips whereas men lost more ‘heart harmful’ weight around their middle.” Still, “after the 8-week, rapid weight-loss diet, 35% of participants of both genders (and 40% of those who lost ≥ 8% of their starting weight) had normal glucose levels.” The findings were published online in Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/dom.13466