title: Evaluation of epidemiologic evidence on the role of nutrition in the development of diabetes and its complications.
abstract: This article evaluates the body of epidemiologic evidence on the effects of nutritional factors in diabetes development published within the past 5 years (2000-2004), considering strengths and weaknesses of specific studies, as well as of various study designs in general. Furthermore, this article aims to determine whether clinical practice and public health practice guidelines should, or should not, be determined based on the totality of available scientific evidence.
authors.affiliation: Department of Epidemiology, University of Pittsburgh, 3512 Fifth Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA. costacout@edc.pitt.edu
authors.forename: Tina
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Costacou
mesh_terms: D015331:Cohort Studies; D048909:Diabetes Complications / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D004032:Diet; D006801:Humans; D008019:Life Style; D009748:Nutrition Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology*; D009765:Obesity / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology; D050177:Overweight; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic