Current and New Approaches to Managing Diabetes through Diet

A special issue of Nutrients (ISSN 2072-6643). This special issue belongs to the section "Nutrition and Diabetes".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 July 2024 | Viewed by 1796

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Interests: T2D; gestational diabetes; nutrition; diet; polyphenols; adipose tissue; molecular mechanisms; sex and gender

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Dear Colleagues,

Diabetes is becoming a major public health concern as its global incidence rises. Chronic complications and the associated high risk of morbidity and mortality represent serious consequences of diabetes which have serious effects on healthcare systems as well. Diet represents a vital aspect of managing diabetes since it helps control blood sugar levels, reduce complications, and enhance overall health. Given the importance of nutrition in preventing and managing diabetes and its consequences, we require a greater and more accurate knowledge of the mechanisms that make healthy diets effective. A better comprehension of the interplay between dietary components and gut microbiota, the pathways modulating dietary nutrient intake and the effects of also using omics approaches, and digital technologies/tools to increase adherence to healthy diets is required to have a holistic view of how to manage diabetes through diet.

The aim of this Special Issue on "Current and new approaches to managing Diabetes through Diet" is to highlight different aspects of diabetic nutrition and the importance of dietary management of blood sugar levels and the prevention of diabetes complications.

This Special Issue welcomes contributions of articles related to this topic; recommended reviews and original articles, brief reports, and communications are also welcome.

Dr. Roberta Masella
Dr. Carmela Santangelo
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Keywords

  • diet
  • nutrition
  • diabetes
  • type 2 diabetes
  • glucose metabolism
  • hyperglycemia
  • healthy diet
  • sex and gender
  • gestational diabetes

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Systematic Review
Protein Hydrolysates and Bioactive Peptides as Mediators of Blood Glucose—A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Acute and Long-Term Studies
by Arig Elbira, Maryam Hafiz, Alan Javier Hernández-Álvarez, Michael A. Zulyniak and Christine Boesch
Nutrients 2024, 16(2), 323; https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/nu16020323 - 22 Jan 2024
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Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is a major public health concern associated with high mortality and reduced life expectancy. Since diabetes is closely linked with lifestyle, not surprisingly, nutritional intervention and increased physical activity could play a vital role in attenuating the problems [...] Read more.
Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is a major public health concern associated with high mortality and reduced life expectancy. Since diabetes is closely linked with lifestyle, not surprisingly, nutritional intervention and increased physical activity could play a vital role in attenuating the problems related to diabetes. Protein hydrolysates (PHs) and their bioactive peptides (BP) have been shown to exert a wide range of biological effects, including antioxidative, antihypertensive, and in particular, hypoglycaemic activities. To better understand the efficacy of such interventions, a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials (RCTs) were performed concerning the influence of protein hydrolysates on glycaemic biomarkers in subjects with and without hyperglycaemia. Five different databases were used to search for RCTs. In total, 37 RCTs were included in the systematic review and 29 RCTs in the meta-analysis. The meta-analysis revealed a significant reduction in postprandial blood glucose response (PPGR) in normoglycaemic (−0.22 mmol/L; 95% CI −0.43, −0.01; p ≤ 0.05) and in hyperglycaemic adults (−0.88 mmol/L; 95% CI −1.37, −0.39; p ≤ 0.001) compared with the respective control groups. A meta-regression analysis revealed a dose-dependent response for PPGR following PH consumption in normoglycaemic adults, specifically for doses ≤ 30 g. The postprandial blood insulin responses (PPIR) were significantly higher after the ingestion of PHs in both the group with and the group without hyperglycaemia, respectively (23.05 mIU/L; 95% CI 7.53, 38.57; p ≤ 0.01 and 12.57 mIU/L; 95% CI 2.72, 22.41; p ≤ 0.01), compared with controls. In terms of long-term responses, there was a small but significant reduction in both fasting blood glucose (FBG) and fasting glycated haemoglobin (HbA1c) in response to PH compared with the control group (p < 0.05). The PHs significantly improved the parameters of glycaemia in adults and, hence, it may contribute to the management and regulation of the future risk of developing T2DM. Full article
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