Remission in diabetes

SYDNEY: Lowcarbohydrate diets could help put typetwo diabetes into remission, an international study suggests.

After a sixmonth period, patients whose daily calorie intake was less than 26% carbs had higher rates of remission than people on diets traditionally recommended for managing the disease.

CSIRO professor Grant Brinkworth, who contributed to the research, said patients who adhered to lowcarb diets had the greatest health improvements.

The paper was published in the British Medical Journal this week. — AAP