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SUBMITTER: Holland JA
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7612029 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Oct
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Holland John A JA Martin William P WP Docherty Neil G NG le Roux Carel W CW
Diabetes, obesity & metabolism 20190703 10
Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and obesity constitute interwoven pandemics challenging healthcare systems in developed countries, where diabetic kidney disease (DKD) is the most common cause of end-stage renal disease. Obesity accelerates renal functional decline in people with T2DM. Intentional weight loss (IWL) strategies in this population hold promise as a means of arresting DKD progression. In the present paper, we summarize the impact of IWL strategies (stratified by lifestyle interventio ...[more]