Consensus on Medical Nutrition Therapy for Diabesity

• Published in: Diabetes, metabolic syndrome and obesity Vol. 14; p. 1703
• Main Authors: Dhakal, Guru, Reddy, Vijaya Bhaskar, Kalra, Sanjay, Sahay, Rakesh, Sahay, Manisha, Bajaj, Sarita, Bhattacharya, Saptarshi, Kapoor, Nitin, Krishnan, Dharini, Tiwaskar, Mangesh, Baruah, Manash, Shrestha, Dina, Dasgupta, Arundhati, Reddy, Ravinder, Viswanathan, Vijay, Somasundaram, Noel, Das, A K
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Dove Medical Press Limited 30.04.2021
• Subjects: Adults; Diabetes therapy; Diet therapy; Food supply; Nutrition; Type 2 diabetes; India; South Asia
• ISSN: 1178-7007; 1178-7007

Diabetes and obesity are both increasing at a fast pace and giving rise to a new epidemic called diabesity. Lifestyle interventions including diet play a major role in the treatment of diabetes, obesity and diabesity. There are many guidelines on dietary management of diabetes or obesity globally and also from South Asia. However, there are no global or South Asian guidelines on the non-pharmacological management of diabesity. South Asia differs from the rest of the world as South Asians have different phenotype, cooking practices, food resources and exposure, medical nutrition therapy (MNT) practices, and availability of trained specialists. Therefore, South Asia needs its own guidelines for non-pharmacological management of diabesity in adults. The aim of the Consensus on Medical Nutrition Therapy for Diabesity (CoMeND) in Adults: A South Asian Perspective is to recommend therapeutic and preventive MNT in the South-Asians with diabesity. Keywords: diabesity guidelines South Asia, medical nutrition therapy South Asia, nutrition therapy for obesity, nutrition therapy for diabetes, diabetes, obesity and diabesity