Evaluation of Dietary Intakes and Nutritional Knowledge in Thai Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
Table 8
Comparison of nutrient intakes from our patients with the latest ADA recommendation in 2014.
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MNT recommendations from ADA (MNT 2014)
Clinical practice guideline for diabetes in Thailand 2017
Our data
Energy (kcal/d)
Adjust based on age, weight, and height
Adjust based on age, weight, and height
Carbohydrate (% of total kcal/d)
No ideal percentage
No ideal percentage
52%
Sugar (% of total kcal)
—
≤5% (3–6 teaspoons)
Fiber (g/d)
>25
>25
Fiber (g/1000 kcal/d)
≥14
≥14
Protein (% of total kcal/d)
No ideal percentage
15–20% in people without diabetic kidney disease
17%
Total fat (% of total kcal/d)
No ideal percentage
No ideal percentage
31%
Saturated fatty acids (% of total kcal/d)
<10% or <7% in people with dyslipidemia
≤7%
Total cholesterol (mg/d)
<300 mg/d or <200 mg/d in people with dyslipidemia
—
Sodium (mg/d)
<2300
<2000
No ideal percentage: the guideline suggests that there is not an ideal percentage of calories from carbohydrate, protein, and fat for all people with diabetes; the Thai guideline in 2017 also adopted the ADA recommendation.
