Dr. Kaberi Dasgupta
ON THE RECORD · 6 verbatim quotes · every quote source-verified
“We would have liked to compare diet alone against diet and exercise to perfectly prove the point that the improvements in muscle and fitness were from the exercise.”
Dr. Kaberi Dasgupta · said date not stated · reported 2026-11-02
Dasgupta noted the study could not perfectly isolate the effects of exercise because it lacked a diet-only comparison group.
“The main limitation is that we had to compare the diet plus exercise with usual care,”
Dr. Kaberi Dasgupta · said date not stated · reported 2026-11-02
Dasgupta acknowledged the study's limitation of comparing diet plus exercise only against usual care rather than diet alone.
“We were happy and surprised that not only did people lose fat from their organs and liver, our MRI studies indicated their muscle did not decrease at all and their handgrip strength went up.”
Dr. Kaberi Dasgupta · said date not stated · reported 2026-11-02
MRI studies showed participants lost fat from organs and liver without losing muscle, and their handgrip strength increased.
“There has previously been some concern about combining the two as being too much of a burden for people. However, people in our study stayed in our study.”
Dr. Kaberi Dasgupta · said date not stated · reported 2026-11-02
Dasgupta noted that participants remained engaged in the study despite concerns that combining diet and exercise would be burdensome.
“Our study shows that it is possible to combine a low-calorie diet with supervised exercise in young adults with type 2 diabetes,”
Dr. Kaberi Dasgupta · said date not stated · reported 2026-11-02
The RESET for Remission trial found that combining a low-calorie diet with supervised exercise helped young adults with type 2 diabetes achieve remission.
“In our study, we think the diet provoked the weight loss, and exercise helped make sure it was [not] from muscle,”
Dr. Kaberi Dasgupta · said date not stated · reported 2026-11-02
Researchers emphasized resistance training to combat the loss of lean muscle mass associated with rapid weight loss.