title: [Evaluation of simple and complex carbohydrate intake by diabetics].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To determine the percentages of total, simple and complex carbohydrates (CH) in the diet of a group of type II diabetics and to compare them with the recommended standards.
  
  
  METHODS
  Crossover study.
  
  
  METHODS
  Primary Care Centre at Ciutat Badia.
  
  
  METHODS
  
  
  
  METHODS
  436.
  
  
  METHODS
  205. Exclusions and drop-outs: 63.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Habitual intake was calculated by means of three dietary recordings over 24 hours. Average daily kilocalories were 1,757 kcal. 86.3% of the sample consumed a percentage of total CH below that recommended. Only 3.1% of the sample consumed a percentage of complex CH above the recommended minimum, while 70.2% of the sample consumed a percentage of simple CH above the recommended.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The diabetic patients attended at our centre do not follow present dietary recommendations regarding the distribution of CH. New educational strategies adapted to the characteristics of this population must be worked out.
authors.affiliation: Centro de Atención Primaria Ciutat Badia, Barcelona.
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: López Pavón
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Gutiérrez Blanco
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Berbel Navarro
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Revert Font
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Roura Olmeda
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Güell Parnau
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Mascaró Crusat
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D018592:Cross-Over Studies; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000178:diet therapy*; D003927:Diet, Diabetic; D004040:Dietary Carbohydrates; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010353:Patient Education as Topic
chemical_list: D004040:Dietary Carbohydrates
vernacular_title: Evaluación de la ingesta de hidratos de carbono simples y complejos entre los diabéticos.