DIETARY ADVICE IN THE MANAGEMENT OF DIABETES-MELLITUS - HISTORY AND CURRENT PRACTICE

Authors
BLADES M MORGAN JB DICKERSON JWT
Citation
M. Blades et al., DIETARY ADVICE IN THE MANAGEMENT OF DIABETES-MELLITUS - HISTORY AND CURRENT PRACTICE, Journal of the Royal Society of Health, 117(3), 1997, pp. 143-150
Citations number
47
Categorie Soggetti
Public, Environmental & Occupation Heath
Journal title
Journal of the Royal Society of Health → ACNP
ISSN journal
02640325
Volume
117
Issue
3
Year of publication
1997
Pages
143 - 150
Database
ISI
SICI code
0264-0325(1997)117:3<143:DAITMO>2.0.ZU;2-W
Abstract
Diet has been recognised for over three thousand years as being vital to the overall management of diabetes mellitus (DIM). Today dietary ad vice for the person with diabetes continues to play just as an importa nt role, not just as regards the day to day control but also in respec t of the prevention of complications. The history of dietary advice fo r diabetes is examined as well as current dietary advice.