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Type 2 diabetes and obesity are in close connection
Statistics show that nearly 80% of type 2 diabetic patients are either overweight or obese.
By consequence, it became clear that type 2 diabetes and obesity are in close connection,
that means the improvement of one of them leads to improvement of the other.
Starting with this conclusion, the Joslin Diabetes Center at Harvard Medical School in Boston,
Massachusetts, has issued new nutrition guidelines specifically targeting overweight or obese
people with type 2 diabetes. For this population the goal of nutrition is to loose weight to
improve all the metabolic and vascular complications of the disease
According to new guidelines, the diet should consist of a minimum of 20 to 35 g of fiber.
Taking care to reduce 250 by 500 calories from daily food, people should be able to lose one
pound every one to two weeks.
The daily caloric intake should be 1,000 to 1,200 for women and 1,200 to 1,600 for men
as follows:
- 40% of daily calories should come from carbohydrates;
- 20% to 30% from protein (except in the presence of renal disease);
- 30% to 35% from fat, (mostly mono- and polyunsaturated fats); and the .
To help lean body mass, the guidelines recommend 60 to 90 minutes of moderate intensity
physical activity, including cardiovascular, stretching, and resistance activities most days of
the week, with a minimum of 150 to 175 minutes weekly.
NOTE: The Information on this site is provided for information only,
and is not meant to substitute for the advice of your own physician or other medical professional.
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