Beverage-consumption patterns and associations with metabolic risk factors among low-income Latinos with uncontrolled type 2 diabetes
Wang, Monica L. ; Lemon, Stephenie C ; Olendzki, Barbara C. ; Rosal, Milagros C
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Adult
Aged
Beverages
Carbonated Beverages
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
Dietary Fats
Dietary Sucrose
Energy Intake
Female
Hemoglobin A, Glycosylated
*Hispanic Americans
Humans
Hypoglycemic Agents
Male
Middle Aged
Obesity
Poverty
Puerto Rico
United States
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Community Health and Preventive Medicine
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition
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Abstract
In the United States, Latinos experience disproportionately higher rates of type 2 diabetes and diabetes-related complications than non-Latino whites. Sugar-sweetened beverage (SSB) consumption is strongly associated with increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes. Reducing caloric intake, particularly from energy-dense, low-nutrient foods or beverages, can be an effective and key strategy for metabolic and weight control. However, little is known about the contribution of various types of beverages, including but not limited to SSBs, to total caloric intake among Latinos with type 2 diabetes. Low-income Latinos (87.7% Puerto Rican) participating in a diabetes self-management intervention trial (N=238) provided cross-sectional, descriptive data on beverage-consumption patterns, anthropometric outcomes, and metabolic characteristics. Beverages accounted for one fifth of the total daily caloric intake. SSBs and milk beverages, respectively, contributed 9.6% of calories to overall daily caloric intake. Interventions directed at diabetes risk factors among low-income Latinos with diabetes can benefit from consideration of beverage-consumption behaviors as an important strategy to reduce caloric and sugar intake. All rights reserved.
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Wang ML, Lemon SC, Olendzki B, Rosal MC. Beverage-consumption patterns and associations with metabolic risk factors among low-income Latinos with uncontrolled type 2 diabetes. J Acad Nutr Diet. 2013 Dec;113(12):1695-703. doi:10.1016/j.jand.2013.06.351. Link to article on publisher's site