Applied nutritional investigation Low-carbohydrate and high-fat intake among adult patients with poorly controlled type 2 diabetes mellitus

2006 
Objective: This study examined baseline dietary intake, body weight, and physiologic status in patients enrolled in a dietary intervention for type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Methods: Dietary, physiologic, and demographic information were collected at baseline from 40 adult patients with poorly controlled T2DM (glycosylated hemoglobin 7%) who participated in a clinical trial at an academic medical center in Worcester, Massachusetts, USA. Results: The average age at enrollment was 53.5 y (SD 8.4), average body mass index was 35.48 kg/m 2 (SD 7.0), and glycosylated hemoglobin was 8.3% (SD 1.2). Participants were predominantly white, married, and employed full time. Forty-eight percent were men. Seventy-eight percent had hyperlipidemia, and 68% had hypertension. Reported baseline daily average energy intake was 1778 kcal (SD 814), daily carbohydrate was 159 g (SD 71.5), and dietary fiber was 11.4 g (SD 5.2). The dietary composition was 35% carbohydrate, 45% fat (15% saturated fat), and 20% protein. The American Diabetes Association (ADA) guidelines recommends 45-65% of energy from carbohy- drate, 20-35% from fat (7% saturated), and 20% from protein. Conclusion: These patients reported a low-carbohydrate, low-fiber, high-fat (especially saturated) diet, although they stated they are not following any of the popular low-carbohydrate diets. Patients with T2DM may find the current trend toward reducing weight through low-carbohydrate diets attractive for control of blood glucose, despite ADA recommendations. This dietary pattern may represent a popular trend that extends beyond our particular study and, if so, has serious cardio- vascular implications in this vulnerable population of T2DM patients. © 2006 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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