Assessment of nutritional intake, body mass index and glycemic control in patients with type-2 diabetes from northern Tanzania

Annals of Nutrition and Metabolism

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 64-68

  Hoffmeister, Michael ^a   Lyaruu, Isaack A ^b   Krawinkel, Michael B ^a  

^a JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b KILIMANJARO CHRISTIAN MEDICAL CENTRE   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

Blood glucose; Diabetes, type 2; Food consumption; Staple foods; Urinary glucose

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; INSULIN; ORAL ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; SULFONYLUREA; ANTIDIABETIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEEF CATTLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; BREAD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIABETIC DIET; DIETARY INTAKE; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GLUCOSE INTAKE; GLUCOSE URINE LEVEL; GLYCEMIC INDEX; HUMAN; INSULIN TREATMENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MILK; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; ORANGE (FRUIT); PLANT LEAF; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RICE; SUNFLOWER; TANZANIA; CALORIC INTAKE; DIET THERAPY; EATING; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITION; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AMARANTHUS CAUDATUS; HELIANTHUS; PLANTAGO;

BLOOD GLUCOSE; BODY MASS INDEX; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; EATING; ENERGY INTAKE; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; INSULIN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITION ASSESSMENT; NUTRITION SURVEYS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX FACTORS; TANZANIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 22844435761     PISSN: 02506807     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000084179     Document Type: Article

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