title: Lifestyle intervention for prevention and treatment of type 2 diabetes.
abstract: Evidence exists that lifestyle interventions in the prevention and treatment of type 2 diabetes are effective. The present challenge is to translate the evidence into policies and practices that maximize the potential health benefits for the largest number of individuals. Translational efforts are urgently needed to identify how best to identify individuals for lifestyle prevention efforts, prepare health care systems for treatment delivery, and design public health policies that support healthy weight through healthy opportunities for eating and physical activity.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nutrition, Schools of Medicine and Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA. Carmen_samuel@unc.edu
authors.forename: Carmen D
authors.initials: CD
authors.lastname: Samuel-Hodge
authors.forename: Felicia
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Hill-Briggs
authors.forename: Tiffany L
authors.initials: TL
authors.lastname: Gary
mesh_terms: D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008019:Life Style