The diet of diabetic patients in Spain in 2008-2010: accordance with the main dietary recommendations--a cross-sectional study.

<h4>Background</h4>No previous study has assessed the diet of the diabetic patients in the general population of an entire country in Europe. This study evaluates accordance of the diet of diabetic adults in Spain with nutritional recommendations of the European Association for the Study...

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Autores principales: Maritza Muñoz-Pareja, Luz M León-Muñoz, Pilar Guallar-Castillón, Auxiliadora Graciani, Esther López-García, José R Banegas, Fernando Rodríguez-Artalejo
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:0580bf23b7704f1798845ea7e6f2635a2021-11-18T07:14:40ZThe diet of diabetic patients in Spain in 2008-2010: accordance with the main dietary recommendations--a cross-sectional study.1932-620310.1371/journal.pone.0039454https://doaj.org/article/0580bf23b7704f1798845ea7e6f2635a2012-01-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/22745757/pdf/?tool=EBIhttps://doaj.org/toc/1932-6203<h4>Background</h4>No previous study has assessed the diet of the diabetic patients in the general population of an entire country in Europe. This study evaluates accordance of the diet of diabetic adults in Spain with nutritional recommendations of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD), American Diabetes Association (ADA), and the Mediterranean diet (MD).<h4>Methods and findings</h4>Cross-sectional study conducted in 2008-2010 among 12,948 persons representative of the population aged ≥18 years in Spain. Usual food consumption was assessed with a dietary history. EASD accordance was defined as ≥6 points on a score of 12 nutritional goals, ADA accordance as ≥3 points on a score of 6 goals, and MD accordance as ≥7 points on the Mediterranean Diet Adherence Screener. In the 609 diagnosed diabetic individuals, the diet was rich in saturated fat (11.2% of total energy), but trans fat intake was relatively low (1.1% energy) and monounsaturated fat intake was high (16.1% energy). Carbohydrate intake was relatively low (41.1% energy), but sugar intake was high (16.9% energy). Intake of cholesterol (322 mg/day) and sodium (3.1 g/day) was also high, while fiber intake was insufficient (23.8 g/day). EASD accordance was observed in 48.7% diabetic patients, ADA accordance in 46.3%, and MD accordance in 57.4%. The frequency of EASD, ADA and MD accordance was not statistically different between diagnosed and undiagnosed diabetic individuals.<h4>Conclusions</h4>Only about half of diabetic patients in Spain have a diet that is consistent with the major dietary recommendations. The lack of dietary differences between diagnosed and undiagnosed diabetic individuals reflects deficiencies in diabetes management.Maritza Muñoz-ParejaLuz M León-MuñozPilar Guallar-CastillónAuxiliadora GracianiEsther López-GarcíaJosé R BanegasFernando Rodríguez-ArtalejoPublic Library of Science (PLoS)articleMedicineRScienceQENPLoS ONE, Vol 7, Iss 6, p e39454 (2012)
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Maritza Muñoz-Pareja
Luz M León-Muñoz
Pilar Guallar-Castillón
Auxiliadora Graciani
Esther López-García
José R Banegas
Fernando Rodríguez-Artalejo
The diet of diabetic patients in Spain in 2008-2010: accordance with the main dietary recommendations--a cross-sectional study.
description <h4>Background</h4>No previous study has assessed the diet of the diabetic patients in the general population of an entire country in Europe. This study evaluates accordance of the diet of diabetic adults in Spain with nutritional recommendations of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD), American Diabetes Association (ADA), and the Mediterranean diet (MD).<h4>Methods and findings</h4>Cross-sectional study conducted in 2008-2010 among 12,948 persons representative of the population aged ≥18 years in Spain. Usual food consumption was assessed with a dietary history. EASD accordance was defined as ≥6 points on a score of 12 nutritional goals, ADA accordance as ≥3 points on a score of 6 goals, and MD accordance as ≥7 points on the Mediterranean Diet Adherence Screener. In the 609 diagnosed diabetic individuals, the diet was rich in saturated fat (11.2% of total energy), but trans fat intake was relatively low (1.1% energy) and monounsaturated fat intake was high (16.1% energy). Carbohydrate intake was relatively low (41.1% energy), but sugar intake was high (16.9% energy). Intake of cholesterol (322 mg/day) and sodium (3.1 g/day) was also high, while fiber intake was insufficient (23.8 g/day). EASD accordance was observed in 48.7% diabetic patients, ADA accordance in 46.3%, and MD accordance in 57.4%. The frequency of EASD, ADA and MD accordance was not statistically different between diagnosed and undiagnosed diabetic individuals.<h4>Conclusions</h4>Only about half of diabetic patients in Spain have a diet that is consistent with the major dietary recommendations. The lack of dietary differences between diagnosed and undiagnosed diabetic individuals reflects deficiencies in diabetes management.
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author Maritza Muñoz-Pareja
Luz M León-Muñoz
Pilar Guallar-Castillón
Auxiliadora Graciani
Esther López-García
José R Banegas
Fernando Rodríguez-Artalejo
author_facet Maritza Muñoz-Pareja
Luz M León-Muñoz
Pilar Guallar-Castillón
Auxiliadora Graciani
Esther López-García
José R Banegas
Fernando Rodríguez-Artalejo
author_sort Maritza Muñoz-Pareja
title The diet of diabetic patients in Spain in 2008-2010: accordance with the main dietary recommendations--a cross-sectional study.
title_short The diet of diabetic patients in Spain in 2008-2010: accordance with the main dietary recommendations--a cross-sectional study.
title_full The diet of diabetic patients in Spain in 2008-2010: accordance with the main dietary recommendations--a cross-sectional study.
title_fullStr The diet of diabetic patients in Spain in 2008-2010: accordance with the main dietary recommendations--a cross-sectional study.
title_full_unstemmed The diet of diabetic patients in Spain in 2008-2010: accordance with the main dietary recommendations--a cross-sectional study.
title_sort diet of diabetic patients in spain in 2008-2010: accordance with the main dietary recommendations--a cross-sectional study.
publisher Public Library of Science (PLoS)
publishDate 2012
url https://doaj.org/article/0580bf23b7704f1798845ea7e6f2635a
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