Associations between red meat intake and biomarkers of inflammation and glucose metabolism in women.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Greater red meat intake is associated with an increased type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease risk. However, the relation of red meat intake to biomarkers of inflammation and glucose metabolism has not been investigated thoroughly.

Objective

We hypothesized that greater red meat intake would be associated with biomarkers of inflammation and glucose metabolism, which would be partly explained by body mass index (BMI).

Design

We analyzed cross-sectional data from diabetes-free female participants in the Nurses' Health Study (n = 3690). Multiple linear regression was conducted to assess the associations of total, unprocessed, and processed red meat intakes (quartile categories) with plasma C-reactive protein (CRP), ferritin, adiponectin, fasting insulin,

SUBMITTER: Ley SH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3893727 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature