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.
Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, USA. ndavis@montefiore.org
Nichola
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Davis
Bernice
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Forbes
Judith
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Wylie-Rosett
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