Perbedaan konsumsi sayur dan buah pada subjek normal dan penyandang diabetes mellitus tipe 2

Abstract

ABSTRACT

 

High fat and low dietary fiber are poor eating habit that lead to the development of diabetes besides sedentary lifestyle. Dietary fiber has been known to have benefit effect for managing diabetes. Vegetables and fruit consumption can meet the demand of this dietary fiber requirment. This study aimed to identify difference of vegetables and fruits eating habit among normal and type 2 diabetes mellitus subects. Subjects participated in this study were 50-65 years old men and woman in normal condition or with type 2 diabetes mellitus, having menopause more than 1 year, and sign the informed concent as self willingness to participate in this study. Subjects suffered from type 1 diabetes mellitus, anemia, and using insulin therapy were excluded from type 2 diabetes mellitus group. Subjects having high level of fasting blood glucose (>125 mg/dL) and anemia would be excluded from normal group. The amounts of type 2 diabetes group were 35 subjects while normals were 37 subjects. Results showed that most of subjects were enough in vegetables consumption. There were 47.1% subjects in type 2 diabetes mellitus group consumed less than 3 portions of vegetables each day while normal subjects were just 13.5% from entire subjects. Most of type 2 diabetes mellitus subjects (76.5%) consumed less than 2 portions of fruits each day. The percentage of normal subjects taking more than 2 portions of fruits were 51.4%. We concluded that the consumption of vegetables and fruits among type 2 diabetes mellitus subjects was less than normal subjects.