South Asian Adults With Type 2 Diabetes

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• South Asian adults develop type 2 diabetes more often, earlier, and at lower BMI than white British or white European populations. — Combining structured exercise with a low-energy diet to attenuate lean mass loss in South Asian adults living with type 2 diabetes: the COMBINE randomised trial protocol
• Eligible participants are South Asian adults aged 40-65 years with type 2 diabetes, BMI at least 25 kg/m2, diagnosis duration of 3 months to 10 years, and no current insulin therapy. — Combining structured exercise with a low-energy diet to attenuate lean mass loss in South Asian adults living with type 2 diabetes: the COMBINE randomised trial protocol
• South Asian adults generally have an unfavourable fat-to-lean-mass ratio. — Combining structured exercise with a low-energy diet to attenuate lean mass loss in South Asian adults living with type 2 diabetes: the COMBINE randomised trial protocol
• At a given fat mass, South Asians carry on average 3-4 kg less lean mass than white Europeans. — Combining structured exercise with a low-energy diet to attenuate lean mass loss in South Asian adults living with type 2 diabetes: the COMBINE randomised trial protocol
• Lower lean mass in South Asians is largely due to lower appendicular lean mass. — Combining structured exercise with a low-energy diet to attenuate lean mass loss in South Asian adults living with type 2 diabetes: the COMBINE randomised trial protocol