Topic:	Diabetes (DM)
Title:	Diet, Exercise, and Behavioral Treatment of Obesity.
Author:	Blackburn, G.L.
Source:	IN: Obesity and Diabetes. Totowa, NJ: Humana Press. 2006. pp. 445-456.
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Abstract:	This chapter on diet, exercise, and behavioral treatment of obesity is from a comprehensive textbook about diabetes and obesity. The author stresses that lifestyle interventions that change eating behavior, increase physical activity, and result in modest weight loss are known to prevent or delay diabetes in persons at high risk for the disease. Modest weight loss (5 to 10 percent of body weight), often achievable by a combination of reduced caloric intake and increased physical activity, lowers the risk of diabetes and insulin resistance and improves measures of glycemia and dyslipidemia in those with diabetes. The author includes a section that discusses strategies that promote behavior change. Behavior modification is a goal-oriented therapy that helps patients identify and change behaviors that prevent them from achieving their objectives for weight loss and increased physical activity. The author concludes that in order to successfully attack the interrelated diseases of obesity and diabetes, health-care providers and medical organizations need to transform the present model into a system that provides preventive care and early detection as an integral part of standard medical practice. 3 tables. 97 references.
Format:	Book Chapter
Language:	English.
Major Keywords:	Diabetes Mellitus. Lifestyle. Weight Loss. Obesity. Exercise. Prevention. Health Promotion.
Minor Keywords:	Body Weight. Insulin Resistance. Caloric Intake. Risk Factors. Blood Glucose. Hyperlipidemia. Behavior Modification. Delivery of Health Care.
Publication Number:	DMBK12081.
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