Study on Diabetics' Estimation of Food Calories for Nutritional Management.

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A questionnaire survey was conducted on 1, 533 diabetic outpatients in order to evaluate their understanding of energy intake from food. The patients were shown food and dietary samples and asked to estimate energy content units of each sample. Differences among the patients in responses, differences between the estimation and the actual energy content and the relation between estimation ability and clinical data were disclosed. 1) The caloric content of about 40% of the food and dietary samples, main dishes of takeout foods in particular, was underestimated while that of 30%, especially greasy dishes and fruits, was overestimated. 2) Women tended to underestimate more than men. 3) The aged group made bigger estimation errors than other age groups. 4) When broken down by the therapy, those on drug therapy made bigger errors than others. 5) Patients with obesity degree exceeding 120% underestimated the caloric content of about half the samples. 6) Regarding the list of food exchange for diabetes, underestimation was observed in respect of foods listed in Table 1 (grains, potatoes) and dishes served in restaurants while overestimation was seen for those in Tables 2 (fruits) and 5 (oil and fat).
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