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    "title": "Study: Rigorous Diet And Exercise Does Not Reduce Heart Attacks In Diabetics",
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    "html": "<blockquote>\n<p>The study randomly assigned 5,145 overweight or obese people with Type 2 diabetes to either a rigorous diet and exercise regimen or to sessions in which they got general health information. The diet involved 1,200 to 1,500 calories a day for those weighing less than 250 pounds and 1,500 to 1,800 calories a day for those weighing more. The exercise program was at least 175 minutes a week of moderate exercise.</p>\n<p>But 11 years after the study began, researchers concluded it was futile to continue -- the two groups had nearly identical rates of heart attacks, strokes and cardiovascular deaths.</p>\n</blockquote>\n<p>Looks like it was caloric-restriction diet.  Maybe the next study should put them on a high-fat high-protein low-carb diet and see what happens. Via <em><a href=\"http://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/20/health/in-study-weight-loss-did-not-prevent-heart-attacks-in-diabetics.html?_r=0\">Diabetes Study Ends Early With a Surprising Result - NYTimes.com</a></em>.</p>\n"
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