Changes in red meat consumption and subsequent risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus: three cohorts of US men and women.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Red meat consumption has been consistently associated with an increased risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). However, whether changes in red meat intake are related to subsequent T2DM risk remains unknown.

Objective

To evaluate the association between changes in red meat consumption during a 4-year period and subsequent 4-year risk of T2DM in US adults.

Design and setting

Three prospective cohort studies in US men and women.

Participants

We followed up 26,357 men in the Health Professionals Follow-up Study (1986-2006), 48,709 women in the Nurses' Health Study (1986-2006), and 74,077 women in the Nurses' Health Study II (1991-2007). Diet was assessed by validated food frequency questionnaires and updated every 4 years. Time-dependent Cox proportio

SUBMITTER: Pan A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3847817 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature