The Look AHEAD Trial: A Review and Discussion of Its Outcomes

Current Nutrition Reports

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 387-391

  Pi Sunyer, Xavier ^a  

^a Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular outcomes; Cost; Diabetic complications; Intensive lifestyle intervention; Obese; Overweight; Quality of life; Randomized controlled trial; Type 2 diabetes

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; GLYCOSYLATED HEMOGLOBIN; HEMOGLOBIN A1C; TETRAHYDROLIPSTATIN;

AGE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY WEIGHT; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; DEPRESSION; DIABETES EDUCATION; DIABETIC DIET; DISEASE DURATION; DRUG COST; FATTY LIVER; FITNESS; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; INSULIN SENSITIVITY; KIDNEY DISEASE; KNEE PAIN; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; LIPID BLOOD LEVEL; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL MOBILITY; PREVALENCE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REMISSION; RETINOPATHY; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SELF MONITORING; SEXUAL FUNCTION; SLEEP DISORDERED BREATHING; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINE INCONTINENCE; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 84979858784     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21613311     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13668-014-0099-x     Document Type: Review

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