According to the network meta- analysis the Mediterranean diet is the most effective and efficacious dietary approach to improve glycaemic control in type 2 diabetes patients
The aim of the present study is to assess the comparative efficacy of different dietary approaches on glycaemic control in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus using a systematic review of the literature .
A randomised controlled trial of the effect of low fat diet advice on dietary response in insulin independent diabetic women
Summary Type 2 ( insulin independent ) diabetic women were r and omly allocated to receive advice for low fat diets or low carbohydrate diets . By 24 h weighed dietary intakes before and after a mean interval of six months , patients in the low fat group had reduced their fat intake from 41 % to 31 % of total energy , while carbohydrate percentage of total energy intake increased from 38 % to 46 % . Percentage energy intake from fat and carbohydrate in the control group remained unchanged . Body weight fell in both groups , especially for patients in the low fat group who were obese ( weight/height2 ⩾ 28 kg/m2 ) . Mean plasma glucose , HbA1 , and triglycerides were unchanged . Mean plasma total cholesterol fell significantly in the low fat group compared with the controls ( p < 0.001 ) , but there was no significant difference in the small reduction of high density lipoprotein cholesterol observed in both groups . Thus , adherence to low fat diets occurred without deterioration of diabetes and with benefit for weight and total cholesterol
According to the network meta- analysis the Mediterranean diet is the most effective and efficacious dietary approach to improve glycaemic control in type 2 diabetes patients
The aim of the present study is to assess the comparative efficacy of different dietary approaches on glycaemic control in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus using a systematic review of the literature .