Promoting Healthful Eating Patterns Among Patients With Diabetes

Promoting Tasty Meals to Support Healthful Eating

The World Health Organization (WHO) has predicted significant future health problems stemming from inappropriate eating habits in Europe and other Western countries [8]. Moreover, these issues also start to arise in the developing countries, for example, China’s official nutrition and health survey showed that between 1992 and 2002 more than 60 million people became obese. Although consumers ar...

Healthful dietary patterns and type 2 diabetes mellitus risk among women with a history of gestational diabetes mellitus.

BACKGROUND Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) has reached epidemic proportions. Women with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) are at high risk for T2DM after pregnancy. Adherence to healthful dietary patterns has been inversely associated with T2DM in the general population; however, whether these dietary patterns are associated with progression to T2DM among a susceptible population is unknown. ...

Eating patterns in patients with spectrum binge-eating disorder.

OBJECTIVE We sought to describe meal and snack frequencies of individuals with recurrent binge eating and examine the association between these eating patterns and clinical correlates. METHOD Data from 106 women with a minimum diagnosis of recurrent binge eating were used. Meal and snack frequencies were correlated with measures of weight, eating disorder features, and depression. Participant...

Healthful Dietary Patterns and the Risk of Hypertension Among Women With a History of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus

Food selection and eating patterns: themes found among people with type 2 diabetes mellitus.

OBJECTIVE The objective of this study was to examine the beliefs and perspectives among people with type 2 diabetes mellitus about dietary requirements, food selection and eating patterns, and attitudes about self-management practices. DESIGN Semistructured, in-depth interviews explored participants' experiences with diabetes prior to their diagnosis, participants' understanding of the guidel...