Patients with preexisting diabetes still exceeding recommended fat, sodium intake

Endocrine Today

Overweight patients with preexisting diabetes may not be meeting recommended food and nutrition guidelines, consuming excess fat, saturated fats and sodium.

Researchers for the Look AHEAD trial enrolled approximately 5,000 people with type 2 diabetes to evaluate the effects of lifestyle intervention compared with diabetes support and education as they impact long-term cardiovascular and other health outcomes. As participants entered the trial between September 2000 and December 2003, 2,575 of them completed food frequency questionnaires — a modified version of the Diabetes Prevention Program Food Frequency Questionnaire — which researchers used to assess participants’ regular food consumption during the previous six months. Participants were aged 45 to 75 and were overweight or obese with BMI ≥25.

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