Exp Clin Endocrinol Diabetes 2024; 132(02): 68-82
DOI: 10.1055/a-2166-6943
German Diabetes Association: Clinical Practice Guidelines

Nutritional Recommendations for the Prevention of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

Thomas Skurk
1   ZIEL – Institute for Food & Health, Core Facility Human Studies, Technical University Munich, Freising, Germany
,
Arthur Grünerbel
2   Diabetes Centre Munich South, Munich, Germany
,
Sandra Hummel*
3   Helmholtz Diabetes Centre Institute of Diabetes Research Munich, Research Centre for Health and Environment (GmbH), Munich-Neuherberg, Germany
,
Stefan Kabisch
4   German Institute of Human Nutrition Potsdam-Rehbrücke, Potsdam, Germany
,
Winfried Keuthage
5   Specialist Practice for Diabetes and Nutritional Medicine, Münster, Germany
,
Karsten Müssig
6   Department of Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology and Diabetology, Niels Stensen Hospitals, Franziskus Hospital Harderberg, Georgsmarienhütte, Germany
,
Helmut Nussbaumer
7   Diabetologikum Burghausen, Burghausen, Germany
,
Diana Rubin
8   Vivantes Hospital Spandau, Berlin, Germany
9   Vivantes Humboldt Hospital, Berlin, Germany
,
Marie-Christine Simon
10   Institute of Nutrition and Food Sciences, Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn, Bonn, Germany
,
Astrid Tombek
11   Diabetes Centre Bad Mergentheim, Bad Mergentheim, Germany
,
Katharina S. Weber
12   Institute for Epidemiology, Christian-Albrechts University of Kiel, Kiel, Germany
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for the Nutrition Committee of the DDG › Author Affiliations
Notice Of Update

The DDG clinical practice guidelines are updated regularly during the second half of the calendar year. Please ensure that you read and cite the respective current version.

* For the Diabetes & Pregnancy Working Group of the DDG




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