Abstract
The role of diet in personal health maintenance is important whether a person is trying to stay healthy or to treat diet-related diseases such as hypercholesterolemia, hypertension, diabetes mellitus or obesity. Dietary recommendations include limiting fat to 30% and protein to 20% of total calories, with the remaining 50% coming from carbohydrate. Maintaining dietary changes for long periods is very difficult for many persons. Specific self-management skills may ease the task.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 872-877 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Western Journal of Medicine |
Volume | 141 |
Issue number | 6 |
State | Published - Dec 1 1984 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Medicine