"OutSmart Diabetes" Cal Poly's Nutrition & Exercise in Type 2 Diabetes ProjecT
PURPOSE:
AS OF 2012, THERE WERE 29.1 MILLION PEOPLE IN THE UNITED STATES WITH TYPE 2 DIABETES (T2D) AND 86 MILLION PEOPLE WITH PREDIABETES.
A MARCH 2016 STUDY ESTIMATED THAT MORE THAN HALF OF ADULT CALIFORNIANS NOW HAVE PREDIABETES, UNDIAGNOSED DIABETES, OR DIABETES.
THEREFORE, WE HAVE PROPOSED A NEW STUDY THAT WILL INVOLVE STUDYING HOW ALTERING DIET AND EXERCISE MAY DECREASE THE RISK OF TYPE 2 DIABETES AND/OR IMPROVE THE HEALTH OF TYPE 2 DIABETICS