Trends in dietary intake among adults with type 2 diabetes: NHANES 1988-2012.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Dietary recommendations for adults with diabetes are to follow a healthy diet in appropriate portion sizes. We determined recent trends in energy and nutrient intakes among a nationally representative sample of US adults with and without type 2 diabetes.

Methods

Participants were adults aged ≥20 years from the cross-sectional National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys, 1988-2012 (N = 49 770). Diabetes was determined by self-report of a physician's diagnosis (n = 4885). Intake of energy and nutrients were determined from a 24-h recall by participants of all food consumed. Linear regression was used to test for trends in mean intake over time for all participants and by demographic characteristics.

Results

Among adults with diabetes, overall total ener

SUBMITTER: Casagrande SS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5507749 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature