RESULTS overall , lifestyle interventions were successful in reducing the incidence of T2D .
the available evidence shows that a robust behavioral change strategy is an essential part of an effective lifestyle modification program , as the absence of intensive individualized advice or " information only " more closely resembles the control group interventions used in these RCTs
UNLABELLED The worldwide epidemic of type 2 diabetes ( T2D ) emphasizes the need for guidelines regarding community implementation of lifestyle modification prevention programs .
An underst and ing of effective behavioral strategies is needed if evidence translation is to be realized .
The aim of this paper is to systematic ally review the behavioral change strategies for lifestyle T2D prevention programs .
Prevention of Type II diabetes in subjects with impaired glucose tolerance: the Diabetes Prevention Study (DPS) in Finland
Study design and 1-year interim report on the feasibility of the lifestyle intervention programme
Aims /hypothesis . The aim of the Diabetes Prevention Study is to assess the efficacy of an intensive diet-exercise programme in preventing or delaying  Type II ( non-insulin-dependent ) diabetes mellitus in subjects with impaired glucose tolerance , to evaluate the effects of the intervention programme on cardiovascular risk factors and to assess the determinants for the progression to diabetes in persons with impaired glucose tolerance . Methods . A total of 523 overweight subjects with impaired glucose tolerance ascertained by two oral glucose tolerance tests were r and omised to either a control or intervention group . The control subjects received general information at the start of the trial about the lifestyle changes necessary to prevent diabetes and about annual follow-up visits . The intervention subjects had seven sessions with a nutritionist during the first year and a visit every 3 months thereafter aim ed at reducing weight , the intake of saturated fat and increasing the intake of dietary fibre . Intervention subjects were also guided individually to increase their physical activity .  Results . During the first year , weight loss in the first 212 study subjects was 4.7 ± 5.5 vs 0.9 ± 4.1 kg in the intervention and control group , respectively ( p < 0.001 ) . The plasma glucose concentrations ( fasting : 5.9 ± 0.7 vs 6.4 ± 0.8 mmol/l , p < 0.001 ; and 2-h 7.8 ± 1.8 vs 8.5 ± 2.3 mmol/l , p < 0.05 ) were significantly lower in the intervention group after the first year of intervention . Favourable changes were also found in blood pressure , serum lipids and anthropometric indices in the intervention group . Conclusion /interpretation . The interim results show the efficacy and feasibility of the lifestyle intervention programme . [ Diabetologia ( 1999 ) 42 : 793–801
RESULTS overall , lifestyle interventions were successful in reducing the incidence of T2D .
the available evidence shows that a robust behavioral change strategy is an essential part of an effective lifestyle modification program , as the absence of intensive individualized advice or " information only " more closely resembles the control group interventions used in these RCTs
UNLABELLED The worldwide epidemic of type 2 diabetes ( T2D ) emphasizes the need for guidelines regarding community implementation of lifestyle modification prevention programs .
An underst and ing of effective behavioral strategies is needed if evidence translation is to be realized .
The aim of this paper is to systematic ally review the behavioral change strategies for lifestyle T2D prevention programs .