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Diabetes has reached an alarming situation worldwide and similarly is playing havoc in the USA, especially among American Adults. Experts recommend a specific diet plan in this regard. In this way, the prices of food items are directly linked to the dietary plan and become a barrier to executing a diabetes-healthy diet plan. The said article discusses and concludes the effect of food price on the glucose level of adults with type 2 diabetes by using multiple dependent and independent variables like processed food, dairy products, meat, fruits, calories, fat, and exercises like walk (specific duration), insurance policies and alcohol consumption, etc. The results of these variables concerning glucose level were calculated by statistical tools of means and standard deviation on the basis of Fasting Plasma Glucose (FPG) and Glycated Haemoglobin (GHb).
However, the results depict that the product and food item prices have a positive association with blood sugar levels. For example, the value of glucose level $/100 g for oil and raw nuts is Oils and raw nuts, is 0.729 (0.094) and 0.727; for processed foods are 0.504 (0.042) and 0.505; for regular dairy is 0.532 (0.080) and 0.534, and for a walk or bike riding (past 30 days) is 0.187 (0.365) and 0.204 (0.372) on the FPG and GHb measures respectively. At the same time, the prices of calories gained by multiple food items by the body have a negative association with GHB. For example, Oils and raw nuts have FE (95% cl) as –0.88 (–2.41, 0.65) and OLS (95% cl) as –0.50 (–1.74, 0.74) on GHb measurement while FE (95% cl) as –24.99 (–82.65, 32.68) and OLS (95% cl) as –20.91 (–76.52, 34.70) on FPG measurement. Similarly, low-fat red meat has FE (95% cl) as –1.56 (–3.96, 0.85) and OLS (95% cl) as –1.52 (–3.05, 0.019) on GHb measurement while FE (95% cl) as –90.29 (–194.76, 14.18) and OLS (95% cl) as –27.74 (–116.37, 60.89) on FPG measurement.
The above-said results show that the price of food items has an effective relationship with the blood glucose level of adults. So, it is suggested that US adults with type 2 diabetes must benefit from low-price food items in terms of blood sugar levels.
References
Anekwe, T. D., & Rahkovsky, I. (2018). The association between food prices and the blood glucose level of US adults with type 2 diabetes. American Journal of Public Health, 108(S6), S475-S482.
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