Introduction
overweight / obesity, DM, weight loss, diabetes
DIABETES
Among the US population, it is estimated that over 34 million people have diabetes and this risk increases with age and increasing body mass index (BMI) [Therefore, the purpose of this analysis is to examine whether this long term intentional weight loss intervention resulted in sustained bone density loss, beyond four years, as measured by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) in older persons with overweight / obesity living with type 2 DM in the Look AHEAD randomized clinical trial.