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A prospective study of whole grain intake and risk of type 2 diabetes in US women.
Women who regularly consume large servings of refined grains are much more prone to develop type 2 diabetes than those who are habitual consumers of whole grains.
This study was carried out to determine the effect of dietary ingestion of whole and refined grains on type 2 diabetes mellitus risk. Using validated food frequency questionnaires, researchers collated and examined data on the diets of non-diabetic and cardiovascular disease-free 75,521 US women within the age bracket of 38-63 years. The type 2 diabetes hazard ratio of each subject was also determined.
Researchers observed that subjects who ate the most amounts of whole grains had the slimest chances of developing type 2 diabetes mellitus. On the other hand, high dietary ingestion of refined grains was found to increase type 2 diabetes development risk. The findings of this study indicate that increased consumption of diets rich in refined grains may increase the likelihood of developing type 2 diabetes.
Research Summary Information
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2010
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Liu S, Manson JE, Stampfer MJ, Hu FB, Giovannucci E, Colditz GA, Hennekens CH, Willett WC.
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Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA. simin.liu@channing.harvard.edu
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Yes, Free full text of study was found:
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No. Source of funding disclosure not found
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No. Potential conflicts disclosure not found
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