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PDF: Nutrition Principles and Recommendations in Diabetes

Download 17 times Source: care.diabetesjournals.org // Topic: Nutrition File Size: 113.05 kb // Total of Page: 11 Page(s) Last download by rickdrakon Last download on: 1 month ago Share this info: Sample of page (click to enlarge) Short Desciption: ciples and recommendations for diabetes. medical nutrition therapy. The rationale ...... with medical nutrition therapy for diabetes. ... Content Inside: POSITION STATEMENT Nutrition Principles and Recommendations in Diabetes AMERICAN DIABETES ASSOCIATION M edical nutrition therapy is an integral component of diabetes management and of diabetes selfmanagement education. Yet many misconceptions exist concerning nutrition and diabetes. Moreover, in clinical practice, nutrition recommendations that have little or no supporting evidence have been and are still being given to persons with diabetes. Accordingly, this position statement provides evidence-based principles and recommendations for diabetes medical nutrition therapy. The rationale for this position statement is discussed in the American Diabetes Association technical review "Evidence-Based Nutrition Principles and Recommendations for the Treatment and Prevention of Diabetes and Related Complications," which discusses in detail the published research for each principle and recommendation (1). Historically, nutrition recommendations for diabetes and related complications were based on scientific knowledge, clinical experience, and expert consensus; however, it was often difficult to discern the level of evidence used to construct the recommendations. To address this problem, the 2002