TDMR Europe has recently organised an online seminar to demonstrate the role of total diet replacement (TDR) in tackling obesity and in improving type 2 diabetes (T2DM) and osteoarthritis. Moderated by the Chair of TDMR Europe Professor Anthony R Leeds, the webinar featured Professor Mike Lean from Glasgow University and Professor Henning Bliddal, Director of […]
TDMR Europe held a one-hour seminar to review the evidence for efficacy of TDR in delivering the initial weight loss needed for diabetes remission and for sustainability and practicality of TDR based-programmes on Wednesday 22nd May. Our Chair, Professor Anthony Leeds briefly described the work of TDMR Europe and summarized its recent activity and current […]
TDMR Europe Chair, Professor Anthony Leeds is featured in the Health Chats programme of EAWAZ TV, discussing the role of weight loss with Total Diet Replacement (TDR) in type 2 diabetes (T2DM) remission for adults with obesity. In the video interview, Dr Leeds discusses the ‘DiRECT’ diabetes remission trial with Professor Mike Lean from Glasgow […]
On 12 April 2022 TDMR Europe organised the online seminar “Diabetes Remission: Maintenance after weight loss with total diet replacement”. At this webinar health experts testified to the benefits of using total diet replacement (TDR) for weight loss as well as the impact of this weight loss on improving type 2 diabetes care. The event also […]
On 12th April, TDMR Europe, the leading organisation for the formula diet foods industry, organised an online seminar focusing on weight maintenance after weight loss with total diet replacement (TDR) and demonstrated TDR’s impact on type 2 diabetes (T2DM). The event “Diabetes Remission: Maintenance after weight loss with total diet replacement” featured health experts Prof […]
On 12th April, TDMR Europe’s online seminar brought together speakers from Scotland, England and Cyprus to focus on weight maintenance and diabetes remission maintenance after weight loss with total diet replacement. The webinar was opened by Professor Mike Lean, Professor of Human Nutrition at the University of Glasgow who reviewed research evidence including the DiRECT […]
Tuesday 12th April 2022 14:00-15:30 BST; 15:00-16:30 CEST; 16:00-17:30 EEST European countries face levels of obesity and diabetes that will overwhelm capacity for healthcare provision. Weight loss has been recognised as the key component for diabetes prevention and key to effective diabetes remission. A recent review (ref1) concluded that the best way to achieve the […]
On 27th October, TDMR Europe organized the online seminar “Total Diet Replacement: exploring sustainable weight loss and health benefits, including diabetes remission and prevention”. The webinar brought together industry stakeholders, academics and others and showed the potential role of TDR in bringing down the incidence of obesity and severity of weight related comorbidities, such as type 2 […]
Mike Lean, Professor of Human Nutrition at the University of Glasgow reviewed the DiRECT trial of Total Diet Replacement (TDR) weight loss with behavioural and lifestyle guidance followed by weight maintenance to achieve diabetes remission in people with type 2 diabetes in TDMR Europe’s recent webinar. Prof Lean showed that the combination of significant weight […]
Professor Shahrad Taheri The prevalence of obesity and its complications such as type 2 diabetes (T2D) is increasing worldwide. In particular, the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region has one of the highest prevalence of obesity and T2D in the world with onset of both conditions at a younger age than observed in western […]
Mike Lean, University of Glasgow Type 2 diabetes (T2D) affects nearly 4 million UK people, previously considered permanent and inevitably progressive, with disabling, life-shortening complications. It accounts for ~10% of total healthcare expenditure across Europe. It is caused by adult weight gain in people with family/genetic predispositions. The Diabetes Remission Clinical Trial (DiRECT) has radically […]
The DiRECT trial of weight loss in obese people with early type 2 diabetes with TDR followed by food reintroduction then a structured weight maintenance programme has established beyond reasonable doubt that the weight changes and diabetes remission can be sustained in a proportion of participants for two years. Mechanisms of the effect are beginning […]
“While the total diet replacement is not a cure, it can put type 2 diabetes in remission, what happens after that is down to will power and lots of hard work in the gym to maintain the weight loss. In truth, it is a lifestyle change but one that for me has been worth it […]
“Formula diets, as currently designed, have proved extremely safe and effective in helping people to lose substantial amounts of weight, and gaining remission of type-2 diabetes. Almost nine out of 10 people with type-2 diabetes were still in remission, not diabetic and not needing medications, a year later if they lost 15kg.” Professor Mike Lean, […]
Total diet replacements (TDRs) – weight loss diets of soups, shakes, bars and porridges – can turn back the tsunami of osteoarthritis, diabetes and other obesity-related comorbidities that threaten to overwhelm healthcare services across Europe. This was made evident yesterday at a University College Dublin seminar, led by trade body Total Diet & Meal […]
“The PREVIEW-study is one of the largest and longest randomized interventions to study the effects of diet and physical activity prevention of type 2 diabetes in pre-diabetic individuals. Compared to earlier studies, the use of a total diet replacement strategy during the first two months was a new element. The main interest was to study […]
On 10th February, the House of Commons Library published its research briefing on adult obesity and overweight in the UK. According to the latest data, in England, 64% people have overweight or obesity, showing a 22% increase over the past three decades. The analysis of obesity and overweight prevalence in Scotland, Wales and Northen Ireland […]
TDMR Europe welcomes World Diabetes Day (WDD) 2024. Launched in 1991 by International Diabetes Federation (IDF) and the World Health Organization (WHO) and becoming an official United Nations Day in 2006, WDD is the world’s largest diabetes awareness campaign, taking place annually on 14th November. This year’s WDD theme is “Diabetes and well-being” stressing that […]
On 22nd May 2024, from 11:00 to 12:00 BST, Professor Henning Bliddal (Parker Institute, Frederiksburg Hospital) and Professor Mike Lean (University of Glasgow) will be joining a webinar hosted by TDMR Europe to demonstrate the effectiveness of total diet replacement (TDR) in tackling obesity and improving comorbidities. Prof Lean will present the results of the […]
The effectiveness of total diet replacement (TDR) in tackling obesity and improving comorbidities, such as type 2 diabetes (T2DM), has been well established by a number of trials over the last few years. Last month, we saw the publication of a series of ground-breaking studies showing that weight loss and T2DM remission in people with […]
The increasing levels of obesity and comorbidities such as type 2 diabetes (T2DM) in Europe threaten to overwhelm the capacity of public health sector to address these challenges. In this context, it is more important than ever for slimming food businesses to join forces to help policy makers gain a better understanding of the role […]
Taking place on 14th November, this year’s World Diabetes Day (WDD), organised by the International Diabetes Federation, is focused on raising awareness of the risk factors for developing type 2 diabetes (T2DM) to help prevent the condition and highlighting the impact of diabetes-related complications as well as the importance of having access to the right […]
Diabetes is among the main public health challenges that Europe is facing today. According to the International Diabetes Federation (IDF), in Europe an estimated 61 million adults were living with diabetes in 2021. The IDF projects that diabetes prevalence will increase to 13% of the adult population by 2045. A recent blog post by the European […]
Research leaders will testify to the benefits of using total diet replacement (TDR) for weight loss and the impact of this weight loss on improving type 2 diabetes care, in an online event taking place on 12th April at 1400h BST (1500h CET), organised by Total Diet & Meal Replacements Europe. The seminar, “Diabetes Remission: […]
Health experts demonstrated that total diet replacements (TDR) offer a cost-effective solution in tackling obesity and health related diseases, in TDMR Europe’s latest webinar “Total Diet Replacement: exploring sustainable weight loss and health benefits, including diabetes remission and prevention”. Programme Total diet replacement – amount, safety and sustainability of weight loss – Anthony Leeds, TDMR […]
Jennie Brand Miller, Professor of Human Nutrition at the University of Sydney, reviewed the benefits of Total Diet Replacement for weight loss and low GI/high protein diet for weight maintenance and diabetes prevention in TDMR Europe’s webinar “Total Diet Replacement: exploring sustainable weight loss and health benefits, including diabetes remission and prevention” held on 27th October […]
Research leaders will review the use of Total Diet Replacements (TDRs) for weight loss and diabetes remission and prevention in an in-depth webinar set to take place on 27th October. The online seminar will bring together industry, academics and other stakeholders and is hosted by Europe’s leading trade body for formula diet products, TDMR Europe. Free registration is open here. The event, “Total Diet Replacement: exploring sustainable weight loss and health benefits, including diabetes […]
Weight reduction and maintenance, along with increased physical activity are key elements of type 2 diabetes prevention. No-one disputes this, but the best way to lose and maintain weight and maintain higher levels of physical activity is not clear. With the impressive results from the Diabetes UK funded DiRECT trial (see Lean MEJ et al) […]
Total Diet & Meal Replacements Europe (TDMR Europe) yesterday (23 July 2020) delivered a webinar, ‘Reducing future risk: Obesity co-morbidities and nutritional status’, attracting over 100 academics, policymakers and medical specialists from all over the world. The webinar, which had been awarded SCOPE World Obesity Federation accreditation, highlighted the use of total diet replacements to […]
‘Total Diet & Meal Replacements Europe (TDMR Europe) invites you to a SCOPE accredited webinar: ‘Reducing future risk: Obesity co-morbidities and nutritional status’ 11am BST, Thursday 23rd July Register now The webinar, which been awarded SCOPE World Obesity Federation accreditation, aims to highlight the potential for use of total diet replacements to reduce future risk of diabetes and cardiovascular disease, […]