In a breakthrough revelation, it has been unveiled that weight loss does not help in reducing heart problems in obese and overweight people living with type-2 diabetes.

Recently, Look AHEAD trial, was carried, which was presented in the American Diabetes Association website. In order to reach at the above given conclusion, investigators have assessed 5,145 people, who were living with type- 2 diabetes.

The total number was divided into two sub-groups. The first group was made to lose weight through provision of low-calorie diet and proper exercise. The second group was put under conventional diabetes care.

The study, which has been published in the New England Journal of Medicine, has found that the group that was practising an intensive lifestyle intervention was better than the conventional group.

Director of Look AHEAD Mary Evans at the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases was of the view, "They sustained 6% weight loss over 10 years. They had clinically meaningful improvements in glycated hemoglobin levels and less diabetes and less retinopathy. There were also improvements in quality of life".

It shall however, be noted that though the experiment was meant to be carried out for 13.5 years, after 9.6 years the trial was stopped.