The Department of Endocrinology, 
The 3x3x3 diet for the management of diabetes and obesity in resource constrained settings.
- Department of Endocrinology, Bharti Hospital, Karnal, India.
- Department of Biotechnology, Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India.
- Department of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Christian Medical College, Vellore (TN) -632004, India, and Non Communicable Disease Unit, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
JPMA. The Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association Vol. 72 · Issue 4 · pp. 773-775
PMID 35614622 DOI 10.47391/jpma.22-30
Cite This Article
Sanjay Kalra, Leepica Kapoor, Nitin Kapoor. The 3x3x3 diet for the management of diabetes and obesity in resource constrained settings. JPMA. The Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association. 2022;72(4):773-775. doi:10.47391/jpma.22-30
Abstract
In times when diseases like diabetes and obesity have attained pandemic proportions, it is essential to introduce lifestyle changes in early stages to prevent progression of these disorders. In health care systems with heavy patient load, time management is of utmost importance. In this communication, we share a simple 3x3x3 rubric based dietary prescription, which is easy to teach, and easy to grasp. It covers the most important dietary principles that are advocated in various evidence based clinical practice guidelines.
Keywords
- Diabesity
- diabetes
- obesity
- lifestyle management
- dietary advice
- patient centered management
- south Asian phenotype.
