Eating Fish and Risk of Type 2 Diabetes: A Population-Based, Prospective Follow-Up Study
Author(s) -
Barbara J. Boucher,
Nasima Mannan
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
diabetes care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 6.636
H-Index - 363
eISSN - 1935-5548
pISSN - 0149-5992
DOI - 10.2337/dc10-0852
Subject(s) - medicine , docosahexaenoic acid , eicosapentaenoic acid , type 2 diabetes , diabetes mellitus , prospective cohort study , fish <actinopterygii> , population , fish consumption , vitamin e , endocrinology , environmental health , fatty acid , polyunsaturated fatty acid , biochemistry , fishery , biology , antioxidant
Van Woudenbergh et al. (1) report that consumption of lean but not of fatty fish was associated prospectively with a significant increase in risk of new-onset type 2 diabetes, not accounted for by differences in eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) or docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) consumption. They further report that this risk was abolished by adjustment for intakes of selenium, cholesterol, and vitamin …
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