Improving insulin sensitivity, liver steatosis and fibrosis in type 2 diabetes by a food-based digital education-assisted lifestyle intervention program: a feasibility study

Autor: Aarti Sahasranaman, Chris Cheyette, Volker Burkart, Jong-Hee Hwang, Konstantinos Kantartzis, Oana P. Zaharia, Julia Szendroedi, Theresa Kössler, Michael I. Trenell, Daniel F. Markgraf, Dominik Pesta, Yanislava Karusheva, Michael Roden, Yuliya Kupriyanova, Kálmán Bódis, Andreas L. Birkenfeld
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: European Journal of Nutrition
ISSN: 1436-6215
1436-6207
DOI: 10.1007/s00394-021-02521-3
Popis: Purpose Recent trials demonstrated remission of type 2 diabetes and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) following formula diet-induced weight loss. To improve the outreach for populations in need, many mobile health apps targeting weight loss have been developed with limited scientific evaluation of these apps. The present feasibility study investigated the effects of a novel approach incorporating a regular ‘whole food-based’ low-calorie diet combined with app-based digital education and behavioral change program on glucose metabolism and disease management. Methods Twenty-four individuals with type 2 diabetes followed this approach supported by weekly coaching calls for 12 weeks. Phenotyping included bioimpedance analysis, mixed-meal tolerance test, magnetic resonance spectroscopy and transient elastography for assessing liver fat content and liver stiffness. Results Over 12 weeks, participants reduced their body weight by 9% (97 ± 13 to 88 ± 12 kg), body mass index (BMI; 33 ± 5 to 29 ± 4 kg/m2), total fat mass (31 ± 10 to 27 ± 10%) (all p Conclusion This novel approach combining digital education with a low-calorie diet results in effective improvements of body weight, glycemic control and NAFLD and could complement existing care for patients with type 2 diabetes. Trial registration NCT04509245
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