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The aim of the study was to compare the nutritional quality of diets in lacto-vegetarian and nonvegetarian
diabetic patients. A total of 100 Type 2 Diabetic patients between the ages of 50-60 years
(males and females) who were willing to be a part of the study were enrolled for the study. The
participants were further grouped as 50 lacto-vegetarians and 50 non-vegetarians. A primary
questionnaire was designed to seek information about their background, their dietary pattern, the
food choices along with their management and physical activity pattern. The respondents were also
asked to maintain 3-day diet record through which the quality of the diet in both groups was
assessed using a scale based on ICMR/API-ICP guidelines and each diet was scored accordingly.
Based on data collected and analyzed it was found that lacto-vegetarians had a better dietary
pattern than the non-vegetarians. The study also showed that the dietary quality score of both the
group were lower and thus no significant difference (p>0.05) was found between the mean dietary
quality score between both the groups.
Keywords: Type 2 Diabetes, Lacto-vegetarians, Non-vegetarians, Dietary quality score