Obesity: Diet and nutritional management

Session attendance was only moderate and self-monitoring very poor in youths with type 2 diabetes who participated in the TODAY lifestyle programme, an analysis shows.

A machine-learning analysis suggests the existence of heterogeneous treatment effects in the Look AHEAD trial, which could account for the overall neutral effect of the study intervention on cardiovascular outcomes.

Cochrane reviewers have assessed the effectiveness of behavior-changing interventions in overweight and obese children, finding an indication of benefit but based on mostly low-quality evidence.

Researchers report the success of a community campaign to reduce the consumption of sugary drinks that led to a decrease in the supermarket sales of such drinks over a 3-year period.

A randomized trial shows that supporting overweight and obese adolescents to drink more water alongside adherence to a healthy diet does not improve their weight loss – although this may partly be because few participants managed to drink the required eight cups per day.

Results from an animal model indicate that a fasting-mimicking diet has profound effects on pancreatic cells, reversing diabetes in mouse models of both type 1 and type 2 diabetes.

A randomized trial published in the Annals of Internal Medicine demonstrates the success of switching patients to an intervention designed to promote a stable weight, after initial weight loss.

A randomized trial published in Science Translational Medicine demonstrates that the benefits of complete fasting can be obtained from a plant-based, restricted calorie alternative, particularly in people with cardiometabolic risk factors.