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Dairy products and the risk of type 2 diabetes: a systematic review and dose-response meta-analysis of cohort studies

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Aune, Dagfinn, Norat, Teresa, Romundstad, Pål, Vatten, Lars J·2013·The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

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Background The association between intake of dairy products and the risk of type 2 diabetes has been investigated in several studies, but the evidence is not conclusive.Objective We conducted an updated systematic review and dose-response meta-analysis of dairy product intake and the risk of type 2 diabetes.Design We searched the PubMed database for prospective cohort and nested case-control studies of dairy product intake and risk of type 2 diabetes up to 5 June 2013. Summary RRs were estimated by use of a random-effects model.Results Seventeen cohort studies were included in the meta-analysis. In the dose-response analysis, the summary RRs (95% CIs) were 0.93 (0.87, 0.99; I(2) = 33%) per 400 g total dairy products/d (n = 12), 0.98 (0.94, 1.03; I(2) = 8%) per 200 g high-fat dairy products/d (n = 9), 0.91 (0.86, 0.96; I(2) = 40%) per 200 g low-fat dairy products/d (n = 9), 0.87 (0.72, 1.04; I(2) = 94%) per 200 g milk/d (n = 7), 0.92 (0.86, 0.99; I(2) = 0%) per 50 g cheese/d (n = 8), and 0.78 (0.60, 1.02; I(2) = 70%) per 200 g yogurt/d (n = 7). Nonlinear inverse associations were observed for total dairy products (P-nonlinearity < 0.0001), low-fat dairy products (P-nonlinearity = 0.06), cheese (P-nonlinearity = 0.05), and yogurt (P-nonlinearity = 0.004), and there was a flattening of the curve at higher intakes.Conclusions This meta-analysis suggests that there is a significant inverse association between intakes of dairy products, low-fat dairy products, and cheese and risk of type 2 diabetes. Any additional studies should assess the association between other specific types of dairy products and the risk of type 2 diabetes and adjust for more confounding factors.

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Authors
Aune, D., Norat, T., Romundstad, P., & Vatten, L. J.
Affiliations
Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NO)
Venue
The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2013-10
Volume
98
Issue
4
Pages
1066-1083
ISSN
0002-9165 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2108208530
Cited by
434
References
59
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FWCI
5.85
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • American Journal of Clinical Nutrition (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Nutritional Studies and Diet
  • Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Food Science › Probiotics and Fermented Foods
  • Health Sciences › Nursing › Nutrition and Dietetics › Food composition and properties
Keywords
dairy products, type 2 diabetes, low-fat dairy, cheese, yogurt, milk, high-fat dairy, dose-response relationship, inverse association, nonlinear relationship, dietary intake, diabetes risk, confounding adjustment
MeSH terms
Animals, Cheese, Dairy Products, Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2, Diet, Dietary Fats, Humans, Milk, Prospective Studies, Risk Factors, Yogurt, Cohort Studies, Case-Control Studies

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