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Participants in the highest category for total whole grain consumption had a 29% lower rate of type 2 diabetes compared with those in the lowest category.
Encouraging higher whole grain consumption can be an effective strategy for reducing the risk of type 2 diabetes.
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After adjusting for lifestyle and dietary risk factors for diabetes, participants in the highest category for total whole grain consumption had a 29% (95% confidence interval 26% to 33%) lower rate of type 2 diabetes compared with those in the lowest category.
Why this rating
Based on the large prospective cohort studies mentioned in the abstract.
Source
Intake of whole grain foods and risk of type 2 diabetes: results from three prospective cohort studies
Yang Hu et al. · BMJ · 2020
cohort · n=194784Cited 200×
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