Diabetes Care, Vol 19, Issue 11 1302-1303, Copyright © 1996 by American Diabetes Association
Role of fat replacers in diabetes medical nutrition therapy. American Diabetes Association
Foods with fat replacers have the potential to help people with diabetes
reduce total and saturated fat intake and may therefore, in time, reduce
the increased prevalence of dyslipidemia in type II diabetes. However, for
these foods to have any potential benefit to people with diabetes, people
with diabetes must learn to use them appropriately. People with diabetes
should receive self-management training on how to identify ingredients that
are fat replacers on labels, how to use the food label to determine serving
sizes, and how to incorporate these foods into their food/meal plan, along
with the selection of a wide variety of nutritious foods. Health
professionals and people with diabetes need to keep current with the
ever-changing market-place, available food products, and growing body of
scientific literature. Additional research is needed to assess the impact
of the use of fat replacers on the macronutrient content of the diet,
metabolic parameters related to diabetes, and potential health and
nutrition benefits for the person with diabetes.
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