Nutrition education program design for youth with type 2 diabetes mellitus.
The increased prevalence of childhood obesity has led to rising rates of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) in youth. Recommended nutrition strategies for children with T2DM are not well delineated. Adult recommendations for T2DM do not take into account different stages of physical and psychological growth. Nutrition recommendations for children with type 1 diabetes (T1DM) also are not applicable to youth with T2DM, who generally require interventions to promote weight loss. A nutrition education program was developed for youth with T2DM, with attention to current nutrition recommendations and the delivery of nutrition education to obese children, children with T1DM, adults with T2DM, and children with T2DM. Together with program development strategies, a summary of relevant content and mode of delivery is presented for a nutrition education program intended specifically for youth with T2DM at The Hospital for Sick Children.
Buccino
Jennifer
J
Division of Endocrinology, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Daneman
Denis
D
Hamilton
Jill
J
D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D053198:Child Nutrition Sciences / Q000193:education*; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000178:diet therapy / Q000517:prevention & control*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009765:Obesity / Q000150:complications* / Q000517:prevention & control; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D015431:Weight Loss / Q000502:physiology