Research Article

Diet quality of adults with poorly controlled type 2 diabetes mellitus at a tertiary hospital outpatient clinic in Tshwane District, South Africa

Published in: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition
Volume 36 , issue 3 : Entrepreneurship and Africa’s Cultural Context , 2024 , pages: 93–99

DOI: 10.1080/16070658.2022.2114406

Author(s): Hanel Duvenage University of Pretoria, South Africa, Gerda J Gericke University of Pretoria, South Africa, Jane W Muchiri University of Pretoria, South Africa,

Keywords: dietary quality, food variety, nutrient adequacy, type 2 diabetes mellitus,

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Abstract

Objective: To describe the dietary intake and its quality of patients with poorly controlled type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) by assessing the dietary variety (DVS), dietary diversity (DDS), nutrient adequacy ratio (NAR) and mean nutrient adequacy ratio (MAR).

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Diet quality of adults with poorly controlled type 2 diabetes mellitus at a tertiary hospital outpatient clinic in Tshwane District, South Africa

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