Abstract

PEREZ RODRIGUEZ, Arnoldo; INCLAN ACOSTA, Alina; LORA NIETO, Silvia  and  BARRIOS LOPEZ, Yusimy. Diet: a basic principle in the treatment of dysglycemia. MEDISAN [online]. 2011, vol.15, n.4, pp.549-557. ISSN 1029-3019.

The medical literature related to the dietotherapy in the dysglycemia states was reviewed: metabolic imbalance of carbohydrates which begins to take place from the prediabetic phase to the diabetes mellitus as such. From its analysis, basic aspects concerning the characteristics of the change, nutritional principles, calculation of the diet according to the ideal weight and body mass index were collected and summarized, as well as the importance of the non pharmacological treatment to prevent the diabetes mellitus or other complications of this long term disease.

Keywords : diabetes; carbohydrates; diet; nutrition; non pharmacological treatment.

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