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Influence of temperate, subtropical, and tropical fruit consumption on risk of type 2 diabetes in an Asian population.
- Source :
- American Journal of Clinical Nutrition; 3/1/2017, Vol. 105 Issue 3, p736-745, 10p, 4 Charts
- Publication Year :
- 2017
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Abstract
- Background: Findings on the relation between fruit consumption and the risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) have been inconsistent. Objectives: We examined whether the consumption of total, temperate, subtropical, and tropical fruit is associated with T2DM risk and whether differences in the carbohydrate quality of fruit influence T2DM risk in Asians. Design: We included 45,411 participants in the Singapore Chinese Health Study who were 45-74 y old and had no diabetes, cancer, or cardiovascular disease at recruitment (1993-1998). Fruit intake was assessed with the use of a validated food-frequency questionnaire. Physician-diagnosed incident T2DM cases were reported at followup 1 (1999-2004) and follow-up 2 (2006-2010) interviews. Cox proportional hazards regression was used to estimate HRs and 95% CIs of diabetes risk. Results: In 494,741 person-years of follow-up, 5207 participants developed T2DM. After adjustment for lifestyle and dietary risk factors, high total fruit consumption was not consistently associated with lower T2DM risk [men: HR of 1.33 (95% CI: 1.04, 1.71) for ≥3 servings/d compared with <1 serving/wk (P-trend = 0.17); women: HR of 0.88 (95% CI: 0.71, 1.11) (P-trend = 0.008); P-interaction = 0.003]. The direct association in men was observed for higher-glycemic index (GI) fruit [HR: 1.51 (95% CI: 1.22, 1.86) for ≥1 serving/d compared with rarely consumed; P-trend = 0.001] but not for lower or moderate GI fruit. In women, the consumption of temperate fruit, but not of subtropical or tropical fruit, was associated with lower T2DM risk [HR: 0.79 (95% CI: 0.67, 0.92) for ≥1 serving/d compared with rarely; P-trend = 0.006]. Conclusions: The consumption of temperate fruit, such as apples, was associated with a lower risk of T2DM in women, whereas the consumption of higher-GI fruit, such as bananas, was associated with higher risk in men. The impact of fruit consumption on the risk of diabetes may differ by the type of fruit, which may reflect differences in the glycemic impact or phytochemical content. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- TYPE 2 diabetes risk factors
APPLES
ASIANS
BANANAS
CONFIDENCE intervals
CARBOHYDRATE content of food
FRUIT
FRUIT juices
GLYCEMIC index
GRAPES
HEALTH behavior
INGESTION
LONGITUDINAL method
NUTRITIONAL assessment
PROBABILITY theory
QUESTIONNAIRES
RESEARCH evaluation
RESEARCH funding
SELF-evaluation
SEX distribution
STATISTICAL hypothesis testing
EFFECT sizes (Statistics)
BODY mass index
LIFESTYLES
PROPORTIONAL hazards models
DATA analysis software
DESCRIPTIVE statistics
ODDS ratio
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00029165
- Volume :
- 105
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- American Journal of Clinical Nutrition
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 121662143
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.3945/ajcn.116.147090