Nutritional Strategies in Prediabetes: A Scoping Review of Recent Evidence.

ABSTRACT: Nutritional therapy has been conventionally recommended for people with prediabetes as a method to delay or halt progression to type 2 diabetes. However, recommended nutritional strategies evolve over time. Hence, we performed a scoping review on recently reported nutritional interventions for individuals with prediabetes. Ovid MEDLINE, PubMed, Embase, Scopus, CINAHL and PsycINFO databases were searched to identify relevant research articles published within the past 10 years. Ninety-five articles involving a total of 11,211 participants were included in this review. Nutritional strategies were broadly classified into four groups: low calorie diet, low glycemic index diet, specific foods, and a combination of diet and exercise. The most frequently assessed outcomes were plasma glucose, ser

SUBMITTER: Yau JW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7650618 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature