Nutrition recommendations and interventions for diabetes: a position statement of the American Diabetes Association.

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2008

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Bantle, John P and Wylie-Rosett, Judith and Albright, Ann L and Apovian, Caroline M and Clark, Nathaniel G and Franz, Marion J and Hoogwerf, Byron J and Lichtenstein, Alice H and Mayer-Davis, Elizabeth and Mooradian, Arshag D and Wheeler, Madelyn L American Diabetes Association (2008) Nutrition recommendations and interventions for diabetes: a position statement of the American Diabetes Association. Diabetes care, 31 Sup. S61-S78.

Abstract

Medical nutrition therapy (MNT) is important in preventing diabetes, managing existing diabetes, and preventing, or at least slowing, the rate of development of diabetes complications. It is, therefore, important at all levels of diabetes prevention. MNT is also an integral component of diabetes self-management education (or training). This position statement provides evidence-based recommendations and interventions for diabetes MNT. The previous position statement with accompanying technical review was published in 2002 and modified slightly in 2004. This statement updates previous position statements, focuses on key references published since the year 2000, and uses grading according to the level of evidence available...

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