Prospective association between organic food consumption and the risk of type 2 diabetes: findings from the NutriNet-Sante cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Organic food (OF) consumption has substantially increased in high income countries, mostly driven by environmental concerns and health beliefs. Lower exposure to synthetic pesticides has been systematically documented among consumers of organic products compared to non-consumers. While experimental studies suggest that pesticides currently used in food production may be associated with type 2 diabetes (T2D), no well-conducted prospective studies have investigated the potential association between consumption of organic products and the risk of T2D, controlling for potential confounding factors. The objective of this prospective study was to estimate the association between OF consumption and the risk of T2D.

Methods

A total of 33,256 participants (76% women, mean

SUBMITTER: Kesse-Guyot E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7653706 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature