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The Diabetes Prevention Program showed that exercise and dietary changes targeting a 7 percent weight loss in participants with prediabetes reduced type 2 development by 58 percent over three years.
Fradkin J. Confronting the Urgent Challenge of Diabetes: An Overview. Health Affairs. 2012; 31(1): 12-19. http://content.healthaffairs.org/content/31/1/12.short