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SynthesisJournal of diabetes investigation2016

Higher intake of fruits, vegetables or their fiber reduces the risk of type 2 diabetes: A meta-analysis.

Ping-Yu Wang, Jun-Chao Fang, Zong-Hua Gao, Can Zhang, Shu-Yang Xie

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Synthesis in Journal of diabetes investigation, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 165 papers, 15 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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165citing papers in PubMed, 15 pooled it
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165 citing papers in PubMed, 15 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 321 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Ping-Yu WangDepartment of Biochemistry Binzhou Medical University YanTai ShanDong China.
Jun-Chao FangDepartment of Biochemistry Binzhou Medical University YanTai ShanDong China.
Zong-Hua GaoDepartment of Biochemistry Binzhou Medical University YanTai ShanDong China.
Can ZhangGenetics and Aging Research Unit MassGeneral Institute for Neurodegenerative Disease Department of Neurology Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School Charlestown Massachusetts USA.
Shu-Yang XieDepartment of Biochemistry Binzhou Medical University YanTai ShanDong China.
Binzhou Medical University · CNBinzhou University · CNMaineGeneral Medical Center · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

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introductionSome previous studies reported no significant association of consuming fruit or vegetables, or fruit and vegetables combined, with type 2 diabetes. Others reported that only a greater intake of green leafy vegetables reduced the risk of type 2 diabetes. To further investigate the relationship between them, we carried out a meta-analysis to estimate the independent effects of the intake of fruit, vegetables and fiber on the risk of type 2 diabetes. MATERIALS AND

methodsSearches of MEDLINE and EMBASE for reports of prospective cohort studies published from 1 January 1966 to 21 July 2014 were carried out, checking reference lists, hand-searching journals and contacting experts.

resultsThe primary analysis included a total of 23 (11 + 12) articles. The pooled maximum-adjusted relative risk of type 2 diabetes for the highest intake vs the lowest intake were 0.91 (95% confidence interval [CI] 0.87-0.96) for total fruits, 0.75 (95% CI 0.66-0.84) for blueberries, 0.87 (95% CI 0.81-0.93) for green leafy vegetables, 0.72 (95% CI 0.57-0.90) for yellow vegetables, 0.82 (95% CI 0.67-0.99) for cruciferous vegetables and 0.93 (95% CI 0.88-0.99) for fruit fiber in these high-quality studies in which scores were seven or greater, and 0.87 (95% CI 0.80-0.94) for vegetable fiber in studies with a follow-up period of 10 years or more.

conclusionsA higher intake of fruit, especially berries, and green leafy vegetables, yellow vegetables, cruciferous vegetables or their fiber is associated with a lower risk of type 2 diabetes.

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FruitVegetablesDiabetes Mellitus, Type 2Dietary FiberHumansProspective StudiesRisk FactorsDietary FiberMeta‐analysisNutrition intakeType 2 diabetes

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PMID26816602
PMCPMC4718092
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