Ultra-processed food consumption and risk of diabetes: results from a population-based prospective cohort.

ABSTRACT:

Aims/hypothesis

Understanding the impact of the overall construct of ultra-processed foods on diabetes risk can inform dietary approaches to diabetes prevention. In this study, we aimed to evaluate the association between ultra-processed food consumption and risk of diabetes in a community-based cohort of middle-aged adults in the USA. We hypothesised that a higher intake of ultra-processed foods is associated with a higher risk of incident diabetes.

Methods

The study included 13,172 participants without diabetes at baseline (1987-1989) in the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) study. Dietary intake was assessed with a 66-item semiquantitative food frequency questionnaire, and foods were categorised by processing level using the Nova classification system. Ultra-proc

SUBMITTER: Du S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11559431 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature