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Rastas M
Publications - 6
Citations - 12675
Rastas M is an academic researcher. The author has contributed to research in topics: Impaired glucose tolerance & Type 2 diabetes. The author has an hindex of 5, co-authored 6 publications receiving 12184 citations.
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Prevention of type 2 diabetes mellitus by changes in lifestyle among subjects with impaired glucose tolerance.
Jaakko Tuomilehto,Jon Lindstrom,Johan G. Eriksson,Valle Tt,Helena Hämäläinen,Pirjo Ilanne-Parikka,Keinänen-Kiukaanniemi S,Mauri Laakso,Anne Louheranta,Rastas M,Salminen,Matti Uusitupa +11 more
TL;DR: Type 2 diabetes can be prevented by changes in the lifestyles of high-risk subjects by means of individualized counseling aimed at reducing weight, total intake of fat, and intake of saturated fat and increasing intake of fiber and physical activity.
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The Finnish Diabetes Prevention Study (DPS) Lifestyle intervention and 3-year results on diet and physical activity
Jaana Lindström,Anne Louheranta,Marjo Mannelin,Rastas M,Virpi Salminen,Johan G. Eriksson,Matti Uusitupa,Jaakko Tuomilehto +7 more
TL;DR: The intensive lifestyle intervention produced long-term beneficial changes in diet, physical activity, and clinical and biochemical parameters and reduced diabetes risk.
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Physical Activity in the Prevention of Type 2 Diabetes The Finnish Diabetes Prevention Study
David E. Laaksonen,Jaana Lindström,Timo A. Lakka,Johan G. Eriksson,Leo Niskanen,Katja Wikström,Sirkka Aunola,Sirkka Keinänen-Kiukaanniemi,Mauri Laakso,Timo T. Valle,Pirjo Ilanne-Parikka,Anne Louheranta,Helena Hämäläinen,Rastas M,Virpi Salminen,Zygimantas Cepaitis,M. O. K. Hakumäki,Hannu Kaikkonen,Pirjo Härkönen,Jouko Sundvall,Jaakko Tuomilehto,Matti Uusitupa +21 more
TL;DR: Increasing physical activity may substantially reduce the incidence of type 2 diabetes in high-risk individuals, consistent with the finding that the change in total LTPA was the most strongly associated with incident diabetes.
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Improved fibrinolysis by an intensive lifestyle intervention in subjects with impaired glucose tolerance. The Finnish Diabetes Prevention Study.
Helena Hämäläinen,Tapani Rönnemaa,Arja Virtanen,Jon Lindstrom,Johan G. Eriksson,Valle Tt,Pirjo Ilanne-Parikka,Sirkka Keinänen-Kiukaanniemi,Rastas M,S. Aunola,M. I. J. Uusitupa,J. Tuomilehto +11 more
TL;DR: The results suggest that elevated PAI-1 levels in obese subjects with impaired glucose tolerance are mostly reversible by lifestyle changes, especially those geared to weight reduction.