Whole Grain Intake And Type 2 Diabetes

Main Category: Diabetes
Also Included In: Nutrition / Diet
Article Date: 28 Aug 2007 - 15:00 PST

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Jeroen de Munter and colleagues found that, in women in the US Nurses' Health Studies, whole grain intake was inversely associated with risk of type 2 diabetes. The association was stronger for bran than for germ.

Citation: de Munter JSL, Hu FB, Spiegelman D, Franz M, van Dam RM (2007) Whole grain, bran, and germ intake and risk of type 2 diabetes: A prospective cohort study and systematic review.
PLoS Med 4(8): e261.
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