In a significant finding, the data showed that the NHS ‘soup and shake’ slimming diet reduces the risk of reversing weight loss. diabetes type 2 In one third of patients, this hardcore liquid diet resulted in rapid weight loss. One in three – that’s 32% – lost even more fat and then went into remission from type 2 diabetes.

Speaking to the media, NHS obesity director Dr Claire Hambling said: “It’s fantastic that these findings show that the vast majority of people who completed the diet have experienced life-changing benefits. Obesity is one of the biggest threats to our health. Health in the U.K. Seeing such encouraging results from our program shows that it can be tackled directly.”

The idea behind this soup and shake diet is to remove solid food and restrict people to 900 calories for the first three months. This is to control their weight before reintroducing healthy eating. However, patients are only eligible for this diet if they are aged 18-65 years and have been diagnosed with type 2 diabetes in the last 6 years. Also, if they are overweight and have a body mass index of more than 27.

Dr Elizabeth Robertson, from the charity Diabetes UK, said: “These latest findings add to the real-world evidence that the NHS England programme can help thousands of people. We hope that even more people will benefit and that referrals will increase in the coming years.”

Meanwhile, earlier Danish scientists found that sleeping too much or too little could be fatal for millions of people with type 2 diabetes. As part of the study, Danish scientists looked at nearly 400 people and measured how much they slept over 10 days. All participants had recently been diagnosed with type 2 diabetes.

For those who don’t know, diabetes is a chronic disease that occurs when your blood glucose, also called blood sugar, is too high. Glucose is your body’s main source of energy. Your body can make glucose but it can also come from the food you eat. According to data from the World Health Organization, in 2014, 8.5% of adults aged 18 and older had diabetes. In 2019, diabetes was the direct cause of 1.5 million deaths and 48% of these deaths were due to diabetes before the age of 70.

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