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Section Type: RESULTS

Text: Participants in group I lost an average of 4. 9 kg (95 % CI : -7. 3, -2. 4 ; P < 0. 01) and 5 cm in waist circumference (95 % CI : -7. 0, -3. 0 ; P < 0. 01), whereas no significant change was noted in those assigned to group G. Among the participants in group I, 50 and 27 % lost at least 5 and 10 % of their initial weight, respectively, compared with only 12 and 4 %, respectively, in group G. Fasting glucose, 2-hour glucose and lipid profiles improved significantly in group I, and no participant (zero on 22) developed diabetes compared with 11. 5 % (3/26) in group G. Most participants (nine on 11) with impaired fasting glucose in group I returned to normal.