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[A] The following conclusions are supported by good evidence:Dietary and physical activity interventions provided by dietitians, physicians or health care teams have been shown to result in small but significant absolute decreases in A1C levels of around 1 percentage point.
For adults with obesity, clinical trials report that lifestyle interventions can effectively decrease body weight by ~3-6 kg. Interventions that include a combination of diet, physical activity and behaviour change