食生活とメタボリックシンドローム : 難しくない食事療法をめざして

The purpose of nutritional management for metabolic syndrome is to improve metaboliccontrol and to maintain the quality of life. However, nutritional management is usually difficult toachieve because conducting many self-care behaviors are not easy for many of them. Diet shouldbe weighted on maintenance of nutritional balance rather than energy restriction. Psychologicalsupport is also essential to patients and caregivers who support patients having different levels ofability, understanding, emotion, anxiety and circumstances. It is concluded that simple dietaryeducation program including psychological support should be instructed to patients and theirfamilies to perform nutritional management easily.