Short-term effectiveness of nutrition therapy to treat type 2 diabetes in low-income and middle-income countries: systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

This review examined the evidence arising from randomised controlled trials regarding the impact of nutrition therapy on glycaemic control in people living with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) in low/middle-income countries (LMICs).

Design

Systematic review and meta-analysis using the Grading of Recommendations, Assessment, Development and Evaluation (GRADE) Approach.

Data sources

MEDLINE, EMBASE, Web of Science, OpenGrey and the International Clinical Trials Registry were searched (up to July 3 2020).

Eligibility criteria

Trials were included if they evaluated nutrition therapy in adults diagnosed with T2DM, were conducted in LMICs, measured glycaemic control and the trial included a 3-month post-intervention assessment. Nutrition therapy was define

SUBMITTER: Guilbert E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8915303 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature