Association between dietary meat consumption and incident type 2 diabetes: the EPIC-InterAct study.

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AIMS/HYPOTHESIS: A diet rich in meat has been reported to contribute to the risk of type 2 diabetes. The present study aims to investigate the association between meat consumption and incident type 2 diabetes in the EPIC-InterAct study, a large prospective case-cohort study nested within the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC) study. METHODS: During 11.7 years of follow-up, 12,403 incident cases of type 2 diabetes were identified among 340,234 adults from eight...

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Authors: Benedinelli, B; Palli, D; Masala, G; Sharp, S; Schulz, M

• Journal: Diabetologia
• Volume: 56
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 47-59
• Publication date: 2013-01-01
• DOI: 10.1007/s00125-012-2718-7
• EISSN: 1432-0428
• ISSN: 0012-186X
• Language: English
• Keywords: Iron, Dietary; Case-Control Studies; Meat Products; Cohort Studies; Incidence; Risk; Sex Characteristics; Follow-Up Studies; Aged; InterAct Consortium; Humans; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2; Europe; Adult; Female; Middle Aged; Cross-Sectional Studies; Diet; Young Adult; Meat; Prospective Studies; Aged, 80 and over; Male