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Diabetic Diets and Nutritional Recommendations: What Happens in Real Life?
Author(s) -
Close E.J.,
Wiles P.G.,
Lockton J.A.,
Walmsley D.,
Oldham J.,
Wales J.K.
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
diabetic medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.474
H-Index - 145
eISSN - 1464-5491
pISSN - 0742-3071
DOI - 10.1111/j.1464-5491.1992.tb01756.x
Subject(s) - medicine , diabetes mellitus , intensive care medicine , gerontology , endocrinology
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 < 30% energy as fat, one patient < 10% saturated fat and 20 ate > 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.