A very low-carbohydrate diabetes prevention program for veterans with prediabetes: a single-arm mixed methods pilot study.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

All Veterans Affairs (VA) Medical Centers offer the MOVE! Weight Management Program to help patients achieve and maintain a healthy weight through a calorie-restricted, low-fat diet and increased physical activity. Yet, most MOVE! participants do not achieve clinically significant weight loss of ≥5%. A carbohydrate-restricted diet may help more Veterans to achieve ≥5% weight loss.

Methods

This was a single-arm explanatory sequential mixed methods pilot study conducted in one VA health care system. Veterans with prediabetes and body mass index ≥25 kg/m2 were invited to participate in a group-based, virtual, very low-carbohydrate Diabetes Prevention Program (VLC-DPP) consisting of 23 sessions over 12 months. Participants were taught to follow a very low-carbohydra

SUBMITTER: Griauzde DH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10230095 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature