Nutritional Strategies for the Management of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Narrative Review

Thinking about greater adherence to dietary planning, it is extremely important to be aware of all nutritional strategies and dietary prescriptions available in the literature, and of which of them is the most efficient for the management of T2DM. A search was carried out in 2023 for randomized clin...

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Published in:Nutrients 2023-12, Vol.15 (24), p.5096
Main Authors: Minari, Tatiana Palotta, Tácito, Lúcia Helena Bonalume, Yugar, Louise Buonalumi Tácito, Ferreira-Melo, Sílvia Elaine, Manzano, Carolina Freitas, Pires, Antônio Carlos, Moreno, Heitor, Vilela-Martin, José Fernando, Cosenso-Martin, Luciana Neves, Yugar-Toledo, Juan Carlos
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Amino acids
Analysis
Carbohydrates
Diabetes
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 - therapy
Diabetes therapy
Diet, Mediterranean
Dietary Carbohydrates
Dietary Fats
Dietary fiber
Disease prevention
Eating behavior
Energy Intake
Exercise
Food
Glucose
Glycemic index
Health care
Humans
Interdisciplinary aspects
Legumes
Lifestyles
Meals
Metabolism
Microbiota
Nutrition therapy
Nutritionists
Obesity
Overweight
Patients
Quality of life
Type 2 diabetes
Weight control
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Summary:Thinking about greater adherence to dietary planning, it is extremely important to be aware of all nutritional strategies and dietary prescriptions available in the literature, and of which of them is the most efficient for the management of T2DM. A search was carried out in 2023 for randomized clinical trials, systematic reviews, meta-analyses, and guidelines in the following databases: Pubmed, Scielo, Web of Science, CrossRef and Google Scholar. In total, 202 articles were collected and analyzed. The period of publications was 1983-2023. There is still no consensus on what the best nutritional strategy or ideal dietary prescription is, and individuality is necessary. In any case, these references suggest that Mediterranean Diet may of greater interest for the management of T2DM, with the following recommended dietary prescription: 40-50% carbohydrates; 15-25% proteins; 25-35% fats (
ISSN:2072-6643
2072-6643
DOI:10.3390/nu15245096