Red meat intake and risk of type 2 diabetes in a prospective cohort study of United States females and males.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Studies with methodological advancements are warranted to confirm the relation of red meat consumption to the incidence of type 2 diabetes (T2D).

Objective

We aimed to assess the relationships of intakes of total, processed, and unprocessed red meat to risk of T2D and to estimate the effects of substituting different protein sources for red meats on T2D risk.

Methods

Our study included 216,695 participants (81% females) from the Nurses' Health Study (NHS), NHS II, and Health Professionals Follow-up Study (HPFS). Red meat intakes were assessed with semiquantitative food frequency questionnaires (FFQs) every 2 to 4 y since the study baselines. We used multivariable-adjusted proportional hazards models to estimate the associations between red meats and T2D.

SUBMITTER: Gu X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10739777 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature