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Dietary and Nutritional Approaches in the Prevention and Management of Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes

A special issue of Healthcare (ISSN 2227-9032). This special issue belongs to the section "Nutrition and Public Health".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (29 February 2024) | Viewed by 2037

Special Issue Editor

Dr. Grace Farhat

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Department of Health Profesions, Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester M15 6BG, UK
Interests: obesity; type 2 diabetes; antioxidants; non-nutritive sweeteners

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Obesity and type 2 diabetes are the biggest public health problems worldwide, causing significant economic and health burdens. Several dietary approaches have been effective in the prevention and management of obesity and type 2 diabetes, and emerging research showed a potential for type 2 diabetes remission with a low-calorie diet intervention. A better understanding of patients’ perceptions is still required in order to develop interventions tailored to different populations, cultures and ethnicities and improve patient-centred care and clinical outcomes. This Special Issue focuses on dietary and nutrition approaches for prevention and management of obesity, type 2 diabetes and their associated diseases, while taking into account the impact of cultural and social factors.

Submissions of original articles, systematic reviews, short communications, and other types of article on related topics are welcome. All manuscripts will follow standard journal peer-review practices, and those accepted for publication will appear in the Special Issue.

Dr. Grace Farhat
Guest Editor

Manuscript Submission Information

Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 100 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for announcement on this website.

Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Healthcare is an international peer-reviewed open access semimonthly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2700 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.

Keywords

  • obesity
  • weight loss
  • type 2 diabetes remission
  • low-carbohydrate diet
  • low-calorie diet
  • ethnicity

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Culturally Tailored Dietary Interventions for Improving Glycaemic Control and Preventing Complications in South Asians with Type 2 Diabetes: Success and Future Implications
by Grace Farhat
Healthcare 2023, 11(8), 1123; https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare11081123 - 13 Apr 2023
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Glycaemic control is the basis of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) management and is crucial for preventing diabetes microvascular and macrovascular complications. The South Asian population is at higher risk of T2DM and resultant cardiovascular disease, peripheral vascular disease and death compared to [...] Read more.
Glycaemic control is the basis of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) management and is crucial for preventing diabetes microvascular and macrovascular complications. The South Asian population is at higher risk of T2DM and resultant cardiovascular disease, peripheral vascular disease and death compared to Caucasians. Effective diabetes care has been deemed challenging in this population, but little is known about the usefulness of lifestyle interventions in improving glycaemic control and reducing complications. This narrative review aims to explore the efficacy of lifestyle interventions targeted to South Asians with T2DM in inducing clinically relevant improvements in HbA1c levels at such levels that reduce the risk of diabetes complications. A search of the literature using six databases (MEDLINE (EBSCOhost), PubMed, CINAHL, PsycINFO, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials and Scopus) identified dietary-based, physical-activity-based and education-based interventions that aimed to manage T2DM in South Asians. Results showed that dietary and physical activity interventions (duration 3-12 months) have been effective in generating a clinically relevant decrease in HbA1c levels (≥0.5%) in South Asians with T2DM and could potentially assist in reducing diabetes complications. Education-based interventions produced small effects on glycaemic control. These outcomes support the development of comparable longer-term randomised clinical trials combining dietary and physical activity interventions with the aim to provide further evidence on specific interventions that can lower complications and ensure effective diabetes care in a high-risk population. Full article
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