Very Low-Calorie Liquid Diet May Induce Remission In Patients With Type 2 Diabetes, Study Indicates.

blog reports that a study published in Diabetes Care “studied the effects of a strict,” very low-calorie “liquid diet on 30 people who had lived with type 2 diabetes for up to 23 years.” Approximately “half of those studied had a remission that lasted six months after the diet was over.” Robert Lash, MD, who chairs the Endocrine Society’s clinical affairs committee, stated, “Decreasing caloric intake for any reason brings with it a rapid improvement in glucose control.” Dr. Lash added, “What’s exciting here is that the improvements in glucose control persisted when the participants went back to eating a diet with a normal number of calories.” http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2016/04/18/hope-for-reversing-type-2-diabetes/?_r=0