Open AccessConsensus on Medical Nutrition Therapy for Diabesity (CoMeND) in Adults: A South Asian Perspective
Author(s) -
Nitin Kapoor,
Rakesh Sahay,
Sanjay Kalra,
Sarita Bajaj,
Arundhati Dasgupta,
Dina Shrestha,
Guru Prasad Dhakal,
Mangesh Tiwaskar,
Manisha Sahay,
Noel Somasundaram,
Ravinder Reddy,
Saptarshi Bhattacharya,
Vijaya Bhaskar Reddy,
Vijay Viswanathan,
Dharini Krishnan,
Manash P Baruah,
Ashok Kumar Das
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
diabetes, metabolic syndrome and obesity
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.853
H-Index - 43
ISSN - 1178-7007
DOI - 10.2147/dmso.s278928
Subject(s) - medical nutrition therapy , medicine , obesity , psychological intervention , dietary management , diabetes mellitus , south asia , environmental health , perspective (graphical) , weight management , gerontology , intensive care medicine , weight loss , nursing , endocrinology , ethnology , artificial intelligence , computer science , history
Diabetes and obesity are both increasing at a fast pace and giving rise to a new epidemic called diabesity. Lifestyle interventions including diet play a major role in the treatment of diabetes, obesity and diabesity. There are many guidelines on dietary management of diabetes or obesity globally and also from South Asia. However, there are no global or South Asian guidelines on the non-pharmacological management of diabesity. South Asia differs from the rest of the world as South Asians have different phenotype, cooking practices, food resources and exposure, medical nutrition therapy (MNT) practices, and availability of trained specialists. Therefore, South Asia needs its own guidelines for non-pharmacological management of diabesity in adults. The aim of the Consensus on Medical Nutrition Therapy for Diabesity (CoMeND) in Adults: A South Asian Perspective is to recommend therapeutic and preventive MNT in the South-Asians with diabesity.