Effects of soybean product intake on fasting and postload hyperglycemia and type 2 diabetes in Japanese men with high body mass index: The Saku Study.

ABSTRACT:

Aims/introduction

The inverse association between soybean intake and type 2 diabetes mellitus has been reported. We investigated the effects of soybean product intake on the incidence of type 2 diabetes mellitus considering fasting and postload hyperglycemia.

Materials and methods

The present 4-year, cohort study included 1,738 men and 1,301 women, aged 30-69 years, without diabetes mellitus at baseline who underwent comprehensive medical check-ups between April 2006 and March 2007 at Saku Central Hospital. Participants were stratified by sex and body mass index (BMI), and further classified into three groups based on soybean product intake: group 1 (0-1 time/week), group 2 (2-3 times/week) and group 3 (four or more times per week). Participants underwent annual standard 75-

SUBMITTER: Tatsumi Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4020259 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature