ArticleThe international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity2020
Prospective association between organic food consumption and the risk of type 2 diabetes: findings from the NutriNet-Santé cohort study.
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The NutriNet-Santé Study. A Web-based Prospective Cohort Study of the Relationship Between Nutrition and Health and of Dietary Patterns and Nutritional Status Predictors
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14 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 33 citations in OpenAlex.
- Nutritional Determinants of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in the European Union: A Systematic Review.Nutrients · 2025Pooled it
- Impact of organic foods on chronic diseases and health perception: a systematic review of the evidence.European journal of clinical nutrition · 2025Pooled it
- Potential Health Benefits of a Diet Rich in Organic Fruit and Vegetables versus a Diet Based on Conventional Produce: A Systematic Review.Nutrition reviews · 2025Pooled it
- Organic food consumption is positively associated with cognitive function among middle-aged and older adults: cross-sectional and longitudinal analyses.European journal of nutrition · 2024Article
- Association of urinary chlorpyrifos, paraquat, and cyproconazole levels with the severity of fatty liver based on MRI.BMC public health · 2024Article
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- Quality of life in liver transplant recipients during the Corona virus disease 19 pandemic: A multicentre study.Liver international : official journal of the International Association for the Study of the Liver · 2022Article
- Prospective association between dietary pesticide exposure profiles and type 2 diabetes risk in the NutriNet-Santé cohort.Environmental health : a global access science source · 2022Observational
- Reported organic food consumption and metabolic syndrome in older adults: cross-sectional and longitudinal analyses.European journal of nutrition · 2022Article
- Key Findings of the French BioNutriNet Project on Organic Food-Based Diets: Description, Determinants, and Relationships to Health and the Environment.Advances in nutrition (Bethesda, Md.) · 2022Article
- Organic Food Consumption and Risk of Obesity: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Review
- Organic food use, meat intake, and prevalence of gestational diabetes: KOALA birth cohort study.European journal of nutrition · 2021Article
- Adherence to Mediterranean Diet Measured through Medi-Lite Score and Obesity: A Retrospective Study.Nutrients · 2021Article
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Abstract
backgroundOrganic food (OF) consumption has substantially increased in high income countries, mostly driven by environmental concerns and health beliefs. Lower exposure to synthetic pesticides has been systematically documented among consumers of organic products compared to non-consumers. While experimental studies suggest that pesticides currently used in food production may be associated with type 2 diabetes (T2D), no well-conducted prospective studies have investigated the potential association between consumption of organic products and the risk of T2D, controlling for potential confounding factors. The objective of this prospective study was to estimate the association between OF consumption and the risk of T2D.
methodsA total of 33,256 participants (76% women, mean (SD) age: 53 years (14)) of the French NutriNet-Santé prospective cohort study who completed the organic food frequency questionnaire were included (2014-2019). The proportion of OF in the diet (as weight without drinking water) was computed. The associations between the proportion of OF in the diet (as 5% increment and as quintiles) and the risk of T2D were estimated using multivariable Hazard Ratio (HR) and 95% confidence interval (95% CI) derived from proportional hazards models adjusted for confounders (sociodemographic, anthropometric, lifestyle, medical and nutritional factors).
resultsDuring follow-up (mean = 4.05 y, SD = 1.03 y, 134,990 person-years), 293 incident cases of T2D were identified. After adjustment for confounders including lifestyle (physical activity, smoking status, alcohol consumption) and nutritional quality of the diet assessed by the adherence to the French food-based dietary guidelines, OF consumption was associated with a lower risk of T2D. Participants with the highest quintile of OF consumption, compared with those with the lowest quintile, had 35% lower risk of T2D (95% CI = 0.43-0.97). Each increment of 5% in the proportion of OF in the diet was associated with 3% lower risk of T2D (HR 0.97, 95% CI = 0.95-0.99).
conclusionsIn this large prospective cohort study, OF consumption was inversely associated with the risk of T2D. Further experimental and prospective studies should be conducted to confirm these observations. CLINICAL TRIAL REGISTRY: The study was registered at ClinicalTrials.gov ( NCT03335644 ).
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