Nutritional Aspect of Type-2 Diabetes Mellitus

Abstract

Background: India is diabetes capital with home  to 69.1 million people with DM, the second  highest number of cases after china. 425 million  people worldwide, or 8.8% of adults 20-79 years,  are estimated to have diabetes. Urgent solution  for reducing the predominance of this illness will  require particularly the modifiable components  including physical action, weight and diet. The  role of nutrition for the management and  prevention of diabetes is significant. The person  suffering from type 2 diabetes are suggested by  reasonable drug however dietary rules are  frequently ignored and they give least  unassuming consideration regarding diet while  dietary guidelines are very important to achieve  glycemic control. Aims and Objectives: Give dietary guidelines to  people who are suffering from type 2 diabetes  mellitus. Database and Methodology: In this retrospective  study dietary guidelines for diabetic patients are  summarized as given by Indian Institute of  nutrition and WHO. Help is also taken from  various websites and journals to collect relevant  information. The study covers the original article  of recent seven years i.e. from 2011 to 2017. Conclusion: Variety of different food patterns  related to diabetes risk. High consumption of  minimally processed plant based foods;  consumption of monounsaturated fat; low- to moderate consumption of dairy products, fish,  and poultry; low consumption of red meat; and  low-to- moderate consumption of wine with  meals have been associated with lower incident  of type 2 diabetes.