TY - JOUR
T1 - Implementing Evidence-Based Nutrition Practice Guidelines for Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Lebanon
AU - Yahia, Najat
AU - Khoury, Maya
AU - Salloum, Tania
AU - Younes, Rita
AU - Myers, Esther
N1 - Funding Information:
This work was partially supported by a grant from the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Foundation/ Wimpfheimer-Guggenheimer Fund.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2017 Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. All rights reserved.
PY - 2017
Y1 - 2017
N2 - Lebanon is a Middle Eastern country experiencing a surge in the prevalence of type 2 diabetes mellitus among adults. This pilot study evaluated the feasibility and outcomes of implementing the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Evidence-Based Nutrition Practice Guidelines (EBNPGs) as part of medical care for patients newly diagnosed with type 2 diabetes mellitus. Seventy-five patients were recruited from 3 Lebanese hospitals, received nutrition care according to EBNPGs, and were followed up for 12 months. Patients achieved significant improvement in clinical outcomes between baseline and 3, 6, and 12 months. Further research is recommended to confirm the benefits of using EBNPGs.
AB - Lebanon is a Middle Eastern country experiencing a surge in the prevalence of type 2 diabetes mellitus among adults. This pilot study evaluated the feasibility and outcomes of implementing the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Evidence-Based Nutrition Practice Guidelines (EBNPGs) as part of medical care for patients newly diagnosed with type 2 diabetes mellitus. Seventy-five patients were recruited from 3 Lebanese hospitals, received nutrition care according to EBNPGs, and were followed up for 12 months. Patients achieved significant improvement in clinical outcomes between baseline and 3, 6, and 12 months. Further research is recommended to confirm the benefits of using EBNPGs.
KW - Lebanese patients with type 2 diabetes
KW - clinical outcomes
KW - medical nutrition therapy
KW - therapeutic lifestyle changes
KW - type 2 diabetes nutrition management
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U2 - 10.1097/TIN.0000000000000120
DO - 10.1097/TIN.0000000000000120
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85033663896
VL - 32
SP - 316
EP - 329
JO - Topics in Clinical Nutrition
JF - Topics in Clinical Nutrition
SN - 0883-5691
IS - 4
ER -