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Rapid changes in diet and life style of people are leading to increased incidence of chronic diseases including diabetes mellitus. Diabetes is the single most critical metabolic disease, which affects nearly every organ and system in the body and India has the largest diabetic population in the world. Empowering the patients with requisite knowledge therefore can alleviate symptoms and delay progression of its complications. Patient's education is essential, especially in a country like India, because majority of them lack the knowledge about its management. This book has been written to understand the economic analysis of food consumption pattern of diabetic population which concluded that dietary pattern, food habits, personal habits and most important life style play a major role in control of this epidemic disease.
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Dr. (Mrs.) VIRGINIA PAUL, Professore associato, attualmente lavora presso il Dipartimento di Alimenti e Nutrizione, SHIATS (Deemed-to-be University), Allahabad, India. Ha pubblicato più di 70 articoli di ricerca in varie riviste nazionali e internazionali, 78 abstract, 4 manuali di alimenti e nutrizione, 4 capitoli di libri, 2 libri e 24 articoli.
