Association between Dietary Energy Density and Incident Type 2 Diabetes in the Women's Health Initiative.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Dietary energy density, or energy available in relation to gram intake, can inform disease risk.

Objective

The objective of this study was to investigate the association between baseline dietary energy density and risk of incident type 2 diabetes in postmenopausal women.

Design

Dietary energy density, weight status, and type 2 diabetes incidence were prospectively characterized in a large cohort of postmenopausal women participating in one or more clinical trials or an observational study.

Participants/setting

The study involved 161,808 postmenopausal women recruited to the Women's Health Initiative observational study or clinical trials at 40 centers across the United States between 1993 and 1998.

Main outcome measures

The primary outcome was

SUBMITTER: Hingle MD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5409868 | biostudies-literature | 2017 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature