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 .
Weight reduction on lactovegetarian and mixed diets. Changes in weight, nutrient intake, skinfold thicknesses and blood pressure.
The purpose of this study was to investigate whether a weight reduction programme based on a lactovegetarian diet has any beneficial effects on the weight , nutrient intake , blood pressure and skinfold thickness of overweight subjects compared with a programme based on a balanced mixed diet . The subjects consisted of three groups of moderately overweight persons , with a mean age of 38 years and a mean overweight of 38 per cent . Two groups had a weight reduction programme for 1 year ; group 1 ( n = 31 ) had a 1200 kcal lactovegetarian diet and group 2 ( n = 37 ) had an isocaloric mixed diet . Group 3 ( n = 42 ) served as a control group which had no intervention . During the 1-year study period , group 1 lost 9.2 kg in weight , group 2 lost 10.4 kg and group 3 gained 1.6 kg in weight . Weight loss in both weight reduction groups was accompanied by a reduction in blood pressure , skinfold thickness and arm circumference . The results were slightly more favourable in the mixed diet group than in the lactovegetarian group . In the lactovegetarian group 7 persons were not able to follow the lactovegetarian diet throughout the whole year but ate some meat , fish and eggs during the latter part of the study year . The intake of fibre , vitamin C and calcium was greater and the intake of fat lower in the lactovegetarian than in the mixed diet group during the 1-year weight reduction period . The intake of most nutrients was above the recommended level in both weight reduction groups . The intake was somewhat below recommendations for niacin in the lactovegetarian group , for calcium in the mixed diet group and for iron for women in both groups . It seems desirable to recommend a low-calorie nutritionally well-balanced mixed diet , based on familiar foods and rich in vegetables , instead of a lactovegetarian diet , for long-term weight reduction of overweight persons . In the long term some nutrients may need to be supplemented in both diets
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 .