Diabetic diets and nutritional recommendations: what happens in real life?
Prospective 7-day estimated weight food records were computer analysed in 92 diabetic patients, 45 men and 47 women, 25 with Type 1 and 67 Type 2 diabetes, attending a hospital-based diabetic clinic. The nutrient intakes were compared with a national survey in non-diabetic British adults (OPCS) and the current EASD recommendations for the diabetic diet. Only three diabetic patients achieved the recommended 50-60% energy intake as carbohydrate, four achieved less than 30% energy as fat, one patient less than 10% saturated fat and 20 ate greater than 30 g fibre per day. The overall nutrient intakes of these diabetic patients reflected those of non-diabetic subjects except for a greater intake of protein and smaller intakes of sugar and alcohol. These findings reinforce the problems currently faced in achieving the present recommendations for the diabetic diet.
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Department of Clinical Medicine, General Infirmary, Leeds, UK.
Wiles
P G
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Lockton
J A
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Walmsley
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Oldham
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Wales
J K
JK
D000328:Adult; D000428:Alcohol Drinking; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000503:physiopathology; D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / Q000178:diet therapy* / Q000503:physiopathology; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000178:diet therapy* / Q000503:physiopathology; D015930:Diet Records; D003927:Diet, Diabetic; D004040:Dietary Carbohydrates; D002149:Energy Intake; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009747:Nutritional Physiological Phenomena; D009765:Obesity; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012727:Sex Characteristics; D012982:Sodium, Dietary
D004040:Dietary Carbohydrates; D012982:Sodium, Dietary