Abstract
This article compares the actual eat ing patterns of a sampling of individ uals with Type II diabetes with the 1984 dietary recommendations for them from the American Diabetes Association (ADA). The subjects were 316 Type II diabetics enrolled in the Nebraska Diabetes Project in-home teaching study. Dietary intakes of the subjects were calculated and com pared with ADA recommendations. While the overall mean nutrient intake was good, a significant number of people were in need of education to improve in a number of dietary aspects. The deficient educational areas were identified as the following: improved distribution of percent of calories from protein, carbohydrate, and fat; decreased intake of saturated fatty acids; and increased vitamin A, vitamin C, and calcium. One of the most deficient areas in diabetes in struction was on weight control. The study found 66 percent of the subjects were obese.
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