Nutrition and Type 2 Diabetes: Etiology and Prevention

ISBN-13: 9780367379575 / Angielski / Miękka / 2019 / 234 str.

Mark A. Pereira

Opis

Focusing on the worldwide impact of type 2 diabetes regarding nutrition, dietary modification, and risk, this book draws on evidence-based research, providing a comprehensive description and evaluation of the central findings to date, primarily in humans. Topics include the role of macronutrients and their subclasses, micronutrients, foods, beverages, and overall dietary patterns with respect to the risk of type 2 diabetes. Chapters discuss fundamental nutritional principles applied to the pathophysiology of the disease as well as applied behavioral studies on nutrition and diabetes.

Spis treści

Introduction. Dietary carbohydrates and type 2 diabetes. Dietary fatty acids in the etiology of type 2 diabetes. Proteins, amino acids, and type 2 diabetes. Micronutrients and type 2 diabetes. Dietary patterns and type 2 diabetes. Special topics: Artificially sweetened beverages and coffee. Summary and directions for future research. Index.

O autorze

Mark A. Pereira