Low Calorie/Energy Restriction to Promote Type 2 Diabetes Remission - Is There Truth to This?

It was recently posted in U.K. university news that the use of low calorie diets by individuals of South Asian ethnicity promoted weight loss, resulting in the remission of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Similar postings about T2DM remission have been seen on various social networks, often relating to the DiRECT Trial (Diabetes Remission Clinical Trial), as well as new related clinical practice guidelines in Canada (2). Remission is described differently across studies (1)...