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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Oldvatr" data-source="post: 1977276" data-attributes="member: 196898"><p>Thank you.   I see the name M Pianese is one of the authors of the RCT study I posted, which may give a clue.  The sect is an adjunct to the diet which seems to be a fairly regular macrobiotic plan very similar to WFPB.  So the diet could be used without the added slavery, I presume?  My own experience of going macrobiotic was not a happy one for me so I admit to a slight bias, but if the RCT is valid, then it should allow further investigation as a potential tool  for T2D.  However, I do question its safety over long term.  The trial itself was only 21 days, after which they found the HbA1c values had major changes, which seems to be at odds with my understanding of how HbA1c works.  There must be good reason why this diet is not even considered by NICE et al now, but the reference diet (Mediterranean) used on the trial is a recommended one for T2D.</p></blockquote><p></p>

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