Nutritional strategies in type 2 diabetes mellitus.
Weight loss is a key goal in the management of patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus. There are conflicting weight-loss strategies, including low-carbohydrate diets, low glycemic-index diets, low-fat vegan diets, conventional low-fat diets, and high-protein and high-monounsaturated fat diets. There is no evidence to suggest that 1 nutritional strategy is clearly the best. The most successful strategy is one that the patient can adopt and follow in the long term.
Davis
Nichola
N
Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, USA. ndavis@montefiore.org
Forbes
Bernice
B
Wylie-Rosett
Judith
J
D001786:Blood Glucose; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000097:blood / Q000178:diet therapy* / Q000503:physiopathology; D004040:Dietary Carbohydrates / Q000008:administration & dosage; D004041:Dietary Fats / Q000008:administration & dosage; D004044:Dietary Proteins / Q000008:administration & dosage; D002149:Energy Intake; D038321:Glycemic Index; D006801:Humans; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic; D018673:Nutrition Policy / Q000639:trends; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D015431:Weight Loss
D001786:Blood Glucose; D004040:Dietary Carbohydrates; D004041:Dietary Fats; D004044:Dietary Proteins