WEIGHT LOSS
For Prediabetes
factor for reducing
your risk for
developing type 2 diabetes.
affect prediabetes?
Excess weight is one of the main risk factors
of prediabetes
Gaining weight, especially around the
abdominal
area, increase the risk of developing
prediabetes
Maintaining optimal weight should be
the priority
Losing 5-10% of your total body weight can
reduce prediabetes risk by 50%1
7% weight loss improved the ability to respond
to
insulin by 57%
should you do2?
NOT USED TO BEING ACTIVE
& STRENGTH ACTIVITIES
IN YOUR EXERCISE SCHEDULE
YOU CAN ALSO START SHEDDING
EXTRA WEIGHT
BY EATING ABOUT
1500 KCAL/DAY FOR WOMEN
& 1800 KCAL/DAY FOR MEN
GET HELP FOR
LONG TERM SUCCESS
LONG TERM SUCCESS
A structured approach from a multidisciplinary team can
help you take small and
practical steps to a lifelong healthy
habits and lifestyle.
DOCTOR
DIETITIANS
EXERCISE SPECIALIST
BEHAVIOURAL THERAPIST
Through combined expert guidance, you can practice the
lifestyle skills, nutrition
habits and fitness plan that is
personalised to you until they become second
nature,
which enables you to continue your prediabetes journey on
your own.
The information contained herein develop in collaboration with UPM.
Panel of Advisors
Department of Dietetics
Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences
Universiti Putra Malaysia
References:
1. Rintamäki, R., Rautio, N., Peltonen, M., Jokelainen, J., Keinänen-Kiukaanniemi, S., Oksa, H., ...& Moilanen, L. (2021). Long-term outcomes of lifestyle intervention to
prevent type 2 diabetes in people at high risk in primary health care. Primary Care Diabetes, 15(3), 444-450.
2. NCCFN (2020). Malaysian Dietary Guidelines. 2nd ed. Putrajaya: National Coordinating
Committee on Food and Nutrition, https://nutrition.moh.gov.my/MDG2020/
mobile/index.html
Approval Code: MY-NOND-00121
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