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Look AHEAD (Action for Health in Diabetes): design and methods for a clinical trial of weight loss for the prevention of cardiovascular disease in type 2 diabetes.

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The Look AHEAD clinical trial is to assess the long-term effects of an intensive weight loss program delivered over 4 years in overweight and obese individuals with type 2 diabetes and is designed to provide a 0.90 probability of detecting an 18% difference in major CVD event rates between the two groups.
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This article is published in Controlled Clinical Trials.The article was published on 2003-10-01. It has received 681 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Weight loss & Overweight.

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Cardiovascular effects of intensive lifestyle intervention in type 2 diabetes.

TL;DR: An intensive lifestyle intervention focusing on weight loss did not reduce the rate of cardiovascular events in overweight or obese adults with type 2 diabetes.
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Nutrition recommendations and interventions for diabetes: a position statement of the American Diabetes Association.

TL;DR: This position statement provides evidence-based recommendations and interventions for diabetes MNT and focuses on key references published since the year 2000, and uses grading according to the level of evidence available.
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Reduction in Weight and Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors in Individuals With Type 2 Diabetes: One-Year Results of the Look AHEAD Trial

TL;DR: At 1 year, ILI resulted in clinically significant weight loss in people with type 2 diabetes and was associated with improved diabetes control and CVD risk factors and reduced medicine use in ILI versus DSE.
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