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Mediterranean-style dietary pattern, reduced risk of metabolic syndrome traits, and incidence in the Framingham Offspring Cohort

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Rumawas, Marcella E, Meigs, James B, Dwyer, Johanna T, McKeown, Nicola M, Jacques, Paul F·2009·The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

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Background The benefit of the Mediterranean-style dietary pattern in mitigating metabolic risk factors for type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease has not been well investigated among nondiabetic Americans.Objective The aim of this study was to examine the prospective association between the Mediterranean-style dietary pattern and metabolic syndrome.Design The Mediterranean-style dietary pattern score (MSDPS) was used to characterize a Mediterranean-style dietary pattern in the Framingham Heart Study Offspring Cohort. We examined the longitudinal association between MSDPS and metabolic syndrome traits (including homeostasis model assessment-insulin resistance, fasting glucose, waist circumference, triglyceride, HDL cholesterol, and systolic and diastolic blood pressure) among 2730 participants of the Framingham Heart Study Offspring Cohort without type 2 diabetes (baseline median age: 54 y; 55% women), who were followed from the fifth (baseline) to the seventh study examinations (mean follow-up time: 7 y), and metabolic syndrome incidence (according to the National Cholesterol Education Program Adult Treatment Panel III definition) in 1918 participants free of the condition at baseline.Results A higher MSDPS was associated with lower homeostasis model assessment-insulin resistance (P = 0.02), waist circumference (P < 0.001), fasting plasma glucose (P = 0.03), and triglycerides (P < 0.001) and higher HDL cholesterol (P = 0.02) after adjustment for the corresponding baseline values and for several confounding factors associated with type 2 diabetes risk. Participants in the highest quintile category of the MSDPS had a lower incidence of metabolic syndrome than those in the lowest quintile category (38.5% compared with 30.1%; P = 0.01).Conclusion Our study suggests that the consumption of a diet consistent with the principles of the Mediterranean-style diet may protect against metabolic syndrome in Americans.

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Authors
Rumawas, M. E., Meigs, J. B., Dwyer, J. T., McKeown, N. M., & Jacques, P. F.
Affiliations
Tufts University (US)
Corresponding author
Jacques, Paul F
Venue
The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2009-12
Volume
90
Issue
6
Pages
1608-1614
ISSN
0002-9165 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2135320605
Cited by
246
References
31
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FWCI
21.75
Type
journal article
Language
en
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Locations
  • American Journal of Clinical Nutrition (publishedVersion)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
  • USDA (58-1950-7-707)
  • NIH (NO1-HC-25195)
  • National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (K24 DK080140)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Nutritional Studies and Diet
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism › Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Genetics › Nutrition, Genetics, and Disease
Keywords
Mediterranean diet, metabolic syndrome, metabolic syndrome incidence, insulin resistance, waist circumference, fasting blood glucose, triglycerides, HDL cholesterol, blood pressure, Framingham Offspring cohort, type 2 diabetes risk
MeSH terms
Female, Humans, Insulin Resistance, Male, Middle Aged, Prospective Studies, Risk, Cohort Studies, Incidence, Metabolic Syndrome, Diet, Mediterranean

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