Rhonda Patrick· PhD
And the combination of exercise + metformin is efficacious for glucose control in both diabetes/prediabetes.
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The headline is broadly defensible, but the qualifications matter. Effect sizes vary by population, the strongest claims rest on shorter trials, and credible voices push back on how it's typically framed.
And the combination of exercise + metformin is efficacious for glucose control in both diabetes/prediabetes.
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Exercise plus modest weight loss decreased the incidence of diabetes by 58%, outperforming the prescription drug metformin (reducing incidence only 31%).