Awareness and Perception of Plant-Based Diets for the Treatment and Management of Type 2 Diabetes in a Community Education Clinic: A Pilot Study

Table 3

Staff perception and recommendation for patient use of plant-based diets.

Heard of using a plant-based diet to treat diabetes
Yes	18 (72.0%)
No	6 (24.0%)
No response	1 (4.0%)
Perceived confidence planning a plant-based diet
Confident	8 (32.0%)
Somewhat confident	3 (12.0%)
Not confident	10 (40.0%)
No response	4 (16.0%)
Current practice regarding plant-based diets
Currently recommending	8 (32.0%)
Not recommending	14 (56.0%)
No response	3 (12.0%)

Note: values may not add up to 100% due to missing responses and rounding.
Numbers are (%).