A carefully structured combination of diet and exercise may offer a powerful way to put type 2 diabetes into remission in younger adults. In a new clinical trial, more than half of participants who followed an intensive lifestyle program achieved remission within just six months, compared with only 4% of those receiving standard care.

The findings, presented at the Annual Meeting of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) and published in The Lancet Regional Health Americas , suggest that a low-calorie diet paired with regular exercise could significantly change the course of early-onset type 2 diabetes (EOT2D) (aged under 45 years).

The research was conducted by Professor Kaberi Dasgupta, Director of the Division of General Internal Medicine at McGill University in Montreal, Canada, Professor Thomas Yates of the University of Leicester in the UK, and their colleagues.

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