Knowledge, Attitudes, and Behaviors around Dietary Fats among People with Type 2 Diabetes: A Systematic Review

This systematic review assesses the knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors (KAB) surrounding dietary fat intake among people with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and healthcare professionals. Following the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses guidelines, four databases wer...

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Published in:Nutrients 2024-07, Vol.16 (14), p.2185
Main Authors: Olive, Justin, Wong, Tommy Hon Ting, Chik, Faye, Tan, Sze-Yen, George, Elena S
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Attitudes
behaviors
Butter
Carbohydrates
Diabetes
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 - diet therapy
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 - psychology
Diet
dietary fat
Dietary Fats - administration & dosage
Feeding Behavior - psychology
Female
Food
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
Humans
Intervention
Knowledge
Male
Metabolism
Middle Aged
Nutrition research
Oils & fats
saturated fat
Systematic review
type 2 diabetes mellitus
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Summary:This systematic review assesses the knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors (KAB) surrounding dietary fat intake among people with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and healthcare professionals. Following the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses guidelines, four databases were searched to identify studies published between 1995 and 2023 reporting people with T2DM or healthcare professionals that measured KAB towards dietary fat. This work was registered at PROSPERO (CRD42020140247). Twenty-four studies were included. Studies assessed knowledge of people with T2DM and reported poor nutrition knowledge regarding the health effect of fat consumption. Two opposing attitudes towards dietary fat was reported: (1) dietary fat should be limited, (2) promoted dietary fat intake through a low-carbohydrate diet. Participants reported behaviors of limiting fat intake, including trimming visible fat or choosing lower-fat alternatives. Total fat intake ranged between 10 and 66% of participants' total energy intake, while saturated fat intake ranged between 10 and 17%. People with T2DM reported poor knowledge of dietary fats in particular, and they were frequently unable to identify high-fat food. Attitudes towards dietary fat were heterogenous, and regarding behaviors, saturated fat intake was higher than recommended. Future studies should assess the KAB of people with T2DM based on dietary fat subtypes.
ISSN:2072-6643
2072-6643
DOI:10.3390/nu16142185