Weight Study Targets Diabetics
Researchers at UAB are conducting a comparative study of two effective weight loss programs for women with Type II, or non-insulin dependant, diabetes. Both programs include a comprehensive intervention program.
One includes individual sessions on healthy living; the other, individual sessions on motivational strategies. "We want to see if one is more effective than the other in providing long-term results," says Delia West, Ph.D., associate professor of preventive medicine at UAB.
The study is called Nutrition, Exercise and Weight Loss: Diabetes and You (NEW DAY). "It targets woman with diabetes, since they stand to benefit more from long-term weight loss than non-diabetics. Maintaining a healthy weight helps manage the disease."
Contact Joy Carter, Media Relations, 205-934-1676 or [email protected].
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