Mathias Schwanstecher
Editor

2011

Weight loss – in many cases, as little as 4 kg – with its pleiotropic benefits and optimal safety profile appears as the most effective means of managing type 2 diabetes (T2DM) (Harris 1991; Pories et al. 1995; Sjostrom et al. 2004; Pontiroli et al. 2005; Ratner et al. 2005; Pi-Sunyer et al. 2007; Dixon et al. 2008).