ISSN:
0034-6659
Source:
Emerald Fulltext Archive Database 1994-2005
Topics:
Agriculture, Forestry, Horticulture, Fishery, Domestic Science, Nutrition
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Process Engineering, Biotechnology, Nutrition Technology
Notes:
The prevalence of diabetes in the African-Caribbean community appears tobe 2.2 per cent. Discusses the main dietary recommendations for diabetesand outlines meal patterns but carefully states that generalizationscannot be made and individuals vary considerably in their eating habits.Gives practical dietary advice. The main guidelines are: encouragetraditional foods; modify cooking methods; reduce intake of cheap, fattycuts of meat; eat more traditional dishes which include beans andlentils; eat fewer sugar-rich Caribbean specialities and remove excesssalt from commonly consumed saltfish. Further information is availablefrom the British Diabetic Association.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/00346659410055110
