Diabetic Diets and Nutritional Recommendations: What Happens in Real Life?
- 1 March 1992
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Diabetic Medicine
- Vol. 9 (2), 181-188
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1464-5491.1992.tb01756.x
Abstract
Prospective 7-day estimated weight food records were computer analysed in 92 diabetic patients, 45 men and 47 women, 25 with Type 1 and 67 Type 2 diabetes, attending a hospital-based diabetic clinic. The nutrient intakes were compared with a national survey in non-diabetic British adults (OPCS) and the current EASD recommendations for the diabetic diet. Only three diabetic patients achieved the recommended 50-60% energy intake as carbohydrate, four achieved less than 30% energy as fat, one patient less than 10% saturated fat and 20 ate greater than 30 g fibre per day. The overall nutrient intakes of these diabetic patients reflected those of non-diabetic subjects except for a greater intake of protein and smaller intakes of sugar and alcohol. These findings reinforce the problems currently faced in achieving the present recommendations for the diabetic diet.Keywords
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