Food & Nutrition

Arab Journal of Food & Nutrition
3. Effect of Nutrition Education of a Sample of Jordanian Diabetes Patients
on Body Weight and Blood Glucose and Lipids (1991)
Huda Al-Hurani\ University of Jordan
Supervisor: Dr. Hamed Takruri
Co-Supervisor: Dr. Mohammed AL-Arna`ut
This study was conducted in 1990 to investigate the effectiveness of dietary
educational program in a sample of diabetic patients on the improvement of their
dietary compliance and the control of their body weight and blood sugar and lipids.
Seventy non-insulin dependent diabetic out-patients (40 men and 30 women), younger
than 63 year of age who are not receiving insulin were included in the study; they were
divided into two groups, group A (n=53) and group B (n=17). Group A, received a
dietary educational program in 6 sessions (4hrs) during 10 weeks; the program
consisted of information on the definition of diabetes mellitus and it’s types, it’s
treatment, signs and symptoms of the disease, it’s acute and chronic complications, the
food exchange lists and their uses in the planning of diabetic diets, the allowed and
restricted foods and the general dietary instructions to be followed. Groups B, on the
other hand, did not receive any dietary educational program.
Group A patients showed significant reduction (P