Prospective Study of Plant-Based Dietary Patterns and Diabetes in Puerto Rican Adults.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Vegetarian-type dietary patterns have been associated with reducing the risk of developing diabetes and may function as an effective strategy for diabetes management.

Objectives

We aimed to examine the associations between adherence to plant-based diet indices and the risk of developing diabetes in the Boston Puerto Rican Health Study.

Methods

Puerto Rican adults (n = 646), aged 45-75 y and free of diabetes at baseline, were included. Dietary intake was assessed via a validated FFQ. Three plant-based dietary indices were calculated: an overall plant-based diet index (PDI), a healthful plant-based diet index (hPDI), and an unhealthful plant-based diet index (uPDI). Incident diabetes was defined as fasting plasma glucose ≥ 126 mg/dL (7.0 mmol/L), glycated hem

SUBMITTER: Flores AC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8643592 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature