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Healthier diets were associated with lower fasting glucose (FG) levels (β = -0.004 mmol/L, 95% confidence interval: -0.005, -0.003).
Encouraging a healthier diet can help lower fasting glucose levels in individuals without diabetes.
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Diet score (per unit increase) was inversely associated with FG (β = -0.004 mmol/L, 95% confidence interval: -0.005, -0.003).
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Based on a meta-analysis of data from 15 cohort studies.
Source
Meta-Analysis Investigating Associations Between Healthy Diet and Fasting Glucose and Insulin Levels and Modification by Loci Associated With Glucose Homeostasis in Data From 15 Cohorts
Jennifer A. Nettleton et al. · American Journal of Epidemiology · 2012
DOI 10.1093/aje/kws297
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