Abstract
The study examined the extent of adoption of health promoting dietary
practices among diabetes attending tertiary hospitals in Imo State,
Nigeria. Three research questions and three hypotheses guided the
study. The descriptive research design was used. The population for the
study comprised all the registered diabetics attending tertiary hospitals
in Imo East senatorial district, Imo State. A sample of 391 diabetics was
used for the study. Questionnaire was used for data collection. Means,
standard deviation, t-test and Analysis of Variance were used for data
analysis. Findings of the study show, among others, that most diabetics
read food labels before buying and consuming them. There were
significant differences in the health promoting dietary practices of
various occupational and educational levels. The study recommends
that families should adopt healthy dietary habits.