Dietary Patterns and Cardiovascular Disease Risk in People with Type 2 Diabetes
M Carolina Archundia Herrera1, Fatheema B Subhan1, Catherine B Chan2,3
1Department of Agriculture, Food and Nutritional Science, Alberta Diabetes Institute, University of Alberta, 6-002 Li Ka Shing Centre for Health Innovation Research, Edmonton, AB, T6G 2E1, Canada.
Purpose Of Review:
The primary objective of this review is to identify dietary patterns with beneficial effects on cardiovascular health of adults with type 2 diabetes.
Recent Findings:
The prevalence of diabetes is increasing globally. People with diabetes have a greater risk for cardiovascular disease. Mediterranean diet, dietary approaches to stop hypertension diet, vegetarian diet, traditional Korean diet, Japanese diet, and low-glycemic-index diet can reduce cardiovascular disease risk in people with diabetes. Dietary intake is a key modifiable factor in the management of diabetes and plays a significant role in limiting the incidence of cardiovascular diseases.
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