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Diet, Lifestyle, and Genetic Risk Factors for Type 2 Diabetes: A Review from the Nurses’ Health Study, Nurses’ Health Study 2, and Health Professionals’ Follow-Up Study

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Ardisson Korat, Andres V., Willett, Walter C., Hu, Frank B.·2014·Current Nutrition Reports

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The epidemiological evidence collected from three large US cohorts (Nurses' Health Study, Nurses' Health Study 2, and Health Professionals' Follow-up Study) has yielded important information regarding the roles of overall diet, individual foods and nutrients, physical activity and other lifestyle factors in the development of type 2 diabetes. Excess adiposity is a major risk factor for diabetes, and thus, maintaining a healthy body weight and avoidance of weight gain during adulthood is the cornerstone of diabetes prevention. Independent of body weight, the quality or type of dietary fat and carbohydrate is more crucial than the quantity in determining diabetes risk. Higher consumption of coffee, whole grains, fruits, and nuts is associated with lower risk of diabetes, whereas regular consumption of refined grains, red and processed meats, and sugar-sweetened beverages including fruits juices is associated with increased risk. Dietary patterns rich in fruits and vegetables, whole grains, and nuts and legumes but lower in red and processed meats, refined grains, and sugar-sweetened beverages are consistently associated with diabetes risk, even after adjustment for body mass index. The genome-wide association studies conducted in these cohorts have contributed substantially to the discoveries of novel genetic loci for type 2 diabetes and other metabolic traits, although the identified common variants explain only a small proportion of overall diabetes predisposition. Taken together, these ongoing large cohort studies have provided convincing epidemiologic evidence that a healthy diet, together with regular physical activity, maintenance of a healthy weight, moderate alcohol consumption, and avoidance of sedentary behaviors and smoking would prevent the majority of type 2 diabetes cases.

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Authors
Ardisson Korat, A. V., Willett, W. C., & Hu, F. B.
Affiliations
Brigham and Women's Hospital (US)
Corresponding author
Hu, Frank B.
Venue
Current Nutrition Reports
Published
2014-09-25
Volume
3
Issue
4
Pages
345-354
ISSN
2161-3311 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2058086874
Cited by
162
References
122
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FWCI
11.23
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Current Nutrition Reports (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders
  • National Institutes of Health
  • National Human Genome Research Institute (U01HG004399)
  • National Cancer Institute (UM1CA176726, UM1CA186107, UM1CA167552)
  • National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (R01DK058845, P30DK046200)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Nutritional Studies and Diet
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Genetics › Nutrition, Genetics, and Disease
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism › Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins
Keywords
type 2 diabetes, diet, lifestyle factors, genetic risk factors, Nurses' Health Study, Health Professionals Follow-up Study, dietary habits, physical activity, body weight, adiposity, dietary fat, carbohydrate intake, coffee consumption, whole grains, fruits and vegetables, legumes and nuts, red and processed meat, refined grains, sugar-sweetened beverages, fruit juice, genome-wide association study, diabetes prevention, alcohol consumption, sedentary behavior, smoking

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