Can the 'NHS soup and shake diet' lead to long-term diabetes remission?

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By Beth Roberts

A new ‘soup and shake diet’ will be offered to people with type 2 diabetes nationwide after research suggested it can help some go into remission. But how effective is the intervention in the long term?

Thousands more patients with type 2 diabetes will be offered the chance to try a novel management approach known as the ‘soup and shake diet’ after a recent announcement by NHS England.