Weight loss can reverse type 2 diabetes, study suggests

A third of people put on low-calorie diet in trial stayed in remission after two years

A third of people who went on a low-calorie diet to lose substantial amounts of weight reversed their type 2 diabetes and were still in remission two years later, a study on the long-term implications has found.

The number of people with type 2 diabetes has been soaring on the back of the obesity epidemic sweeping the world. Two-thirds of adults in the UK are now overweight or obese.