WASHINGTON, D.C.: A US study released on Thursday (Friday in Manila) last week revealed how a very low-calorie diet can rapidly reverse type 2 diabetes in rats.

If confirmed in people, the insight provides potential new drug targets for treating this common chronic disease, said the researchers, according to the study published in the journal Cell Metabolism.

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