Among patients with the second type of diabetes, a diet aimed at losing weight, regardless of its composition, improves the psychological state, including depression, mood, quality of life, according to a new study published in the journal Journal of Internal Medicine.

Dr. Grant D. Brinworth from Adelaide (Australia) and his colleagues randomly selected 115 patients with type 2 obesity and diabetes, who then followed a specific diet: with energy restriction, low calorie and carbohydrate content, high carbohydrate, high fat, low fat. All diets were combined with the observed physical activity program for one year, according to the online publication for girls and women from 14 to 35 years old Pannochka. net It was found that overall weight loss was 9.5 kg, with no significant difference between the groups. Significant improvements have been noted regarding the measurement of depression, mood and quality of life with respect to diabetes (control, anxiety and excitement, sexual function, emergence and mobility). Measurements of anxiety and social stress remained unchanged.. There were also no differences in effect regarding diet composition..

Thus, the researchers suggested that a high or low carbohydrate diet in combination with a physical activity program improves the patients' psychological and emotional state..

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