Gita  Bisla, Vijeta  Chaudhary, Shailza  Choudhary, 
    Dietary Pattern and Anthropometric Dimensions of Middle Aged (40-60 Years) Type II Diabetes Subjects: Study Their Nutritional Status,
    Research Journal of Biological Sciences,
    Volume 9,Issue 2,
    2014,
    Pages 52-56,
    ISSN 1815-8846,
    rjbsci.2014.52.56,
    (https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=rjbsci.2014.52.56)
    Abstract: Dietary patterns have shifted toward Westernized foods and people are becoming 
  more sedentary resulting diabetes mellitus is a chronic disorder associated 
  with derangements in carbohydrate, lipid and protein metabolism. About 30 diabetic 
  subjects from Banasthali University, Rajasthan were selected aged between 40-60 
  years (17 females and 13 males) to understanding the pattern of dietary intake 
  and anthropometric dimensions of the middle aged diabetic subjects. Diabetic, 
  dietary and other information’s was collected using a questionnaire. Dietary 
  intake was assessed using the 24 h dietary recall method. Anthropometric measurements 
  including weight and height were taken and Body Mass Index (BMI) and MUAC were 
  computed to establish the extent of obesity. The findings from the dietary survey 
  showed that the mean energy intake of the subjects achieved about 83.4 and 111.6% 
  of the Indian Recommended Daily Allowance (RDA) while fat intake of all subjects 
  was more than RDA and other nutrient intake was inadequate. The mean BMI of 
  females and males were 25.35&plusmn;4.54 and 27.34&plusmn;4.57 kg m<SUP>-2</SUP> 
  and mean MUAC were 26.52&plusmn;2.47 and 34.48&plusmn;4.54 cm, respectively. 
  Family history of diabetes was found in 24 subjects. The most common symptoms 
  were polyuria (3.44&plusmn;1.82), polydypsia (5.68&plusmn;5.21), polyphagia 
  (3.34&plusmn;0.90), decreased healing capacity (4.95&plusmn;4.01) and general 
  weakness (4.19&plusmn;4.75) in terms of mean duration in months. Accordingly, 
  nutritional status of diabetics is linked with various factors like educational 
  level, physical activity, dietary pattern, etc.
    Keywords: anthropometric dimensions;dietary intake;Diabetes mellitus;clinical profile