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Influence of dietary fat and carbohydrates proportions on plasma lipids, glucose control and low-grade inflammation in patients with type 2 diabetes—The TOSCA.IT Study

Overview of attention for article published in European Journal of Nutrition, August 2015
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Title
Influence of dietary fat and carbohydrates proportions on plasma lipids, glucose control and low-grade inflammation in patients with type 2 diabetes—The TOSCA.IT Study
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European Journal of Nutrition, August 2015
DOI 10.1007/s00394-015-0983-1
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M. Vitale, M. Masulli, A. A. Rivellese, A. C. Babini, M. Boemi, E. Bonora, R. Buzzetti, O. Ciano, M. Cignarelli, M. Cigolini, G. Clemente, G. Citro, L. Corsi, E. Dall’Aglio, S. Del Prato, G. Di Cianni, M. A. Dolci, C. Giordano, R. Iannarelli, C. Iovine, A. Lapolla, D. Lauro, S. Leotta, C. Mazzucchelli, V. Montani, G. Perriello, G. Romano, F. Romeo, L. Santarelli, R. Schiano di Cola, S. Squatrito, L. Tonutti, R. Trevisan, A. A. Turco, C. Zamboni, G. Riccardi, O. Vaccaro

Abstract

The optimal macronutrient composition of the diet for the management of type 2 diabetes is debated, particularly with regard to the ideal proportion of fat and carbohydrates. The aim of the study was to explore the association of different proportions of fat and carbohydrates of the diet-within the ranges recommended by different guidelines-with metabolic risk factors. We studied 1785 people with type 2 diabetes, aged 50-75, enrolled in the TOSCA.IT Study. Dietary habits were assessed using a validated food-frequency questionnaire (EPIC). Anthropometry, fasting lipids, HbA1c and C-reactive protein (CRP) were measured. Increasing fat intake from <25 to ≥35 % is associated with a significant increase in LDL-cholesterol, triglycerides, HbA1c and CRP (p < 0.05). Increasing carbohydrates intake from <45 to ≥60 % is associated with significantly lower triglycerides, HbA1c and CRP (p < 0.05). A fiber intake ≥15 g/1000 kcal is associated with a better plasma lipids profile and lower HbA1c and CRP than lower fiber consumption. A consumption of added sugars of ≥10 % of the energy intake is associated with a more adverse plasma lipids profile and higher CRP than lower intake. In people with type 2 diabetes, variations in the proportion of fat and carbohydrates of the diet, within the relatively narrow ranges recommended by different nutritional guidelines, significantly impact on the metabolic profile and markers of low-grade inflammation. The data support the potential for reducing the intake of fat and added sugars, preferring complex, slowly absorbable, carbohydrates.

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Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
Japan 1 <1%
United States 1 <1%
Brazil 1 <1%
Unknown 147 98%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Master 30 20%
Student > Bachelor 20 13%
Researcher 16 11%
Student > Ph. D. Student 11 7%
Other 9 6%
Other 32 21%
Unknown 32 21%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Medicine and Dentistry 42 28%
Nursing and Health Professions 29 19%
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 10 7%
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 10 7%
Social Sciences 5 3%
Other 17 11%
Unknown 37 25%
Attention Score in Context

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Outputs of similar age from European Journal of Nutrition
#22
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