ArticleObesity (Silver Spring, Md.)2023
A South Asian Mediterranean-style diet is associated with favorable adiposity measures and lower diabetes risk: The MASALA cohort.
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- Adherence to Mediterranean Diet and Risk of Type 2 Diabetes: An Updated Systematic Review and Dose-Response Meta-analysis.Advances in nutrition (Bethesda, Md.) · 2025Pooled it
- Drivers of Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease in South Asians: Current Insights and Future Directions.JACC. Asia · 2026Review
- Development of the Asian Mediterranean Diet and its sensory acceptability in Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease (MASLD).BMC nutrition · 2026Article
- Prevalence and Trends in Cardiovascular Risk Factors Among Middle-Aged South Asian Adults Compared With Other Racial and Ethnic Groups in the United States: A Longitudinal Analysis of 2 Cohort Studies.Journal of the American Heart Association · 2026Article
- A narrative review of dietary patterns in cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic syndrome.Frontiers in nutrition · 2026Review
- Dietary Patterns and Fertility.Biology · 2024Review
- Dietary patterns in the Mediators of Atherosclerosis in South Asians Living in America (MASALA) study: comparisons across methodologies.BMJ nutrition, prevention & health · 2024Review
- A Mediterranean-Style Diet Improves the Parameters for the Management and Prevention of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2023Article
- Association Between Urinary Bisphenols and Body Composition Among American Adults: Cross-Sectional National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey Study.JMIR public health and surveillance · 2023Article
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Abstract
objectiveThe Mediterranean diet is associated with lower risks for type 2 diabetes (T2D) and cardiovascular disease in certain populations, although data among diverse groups are limited. This study evaluated cross-sectional and prospective associations between a novel South Asian Mediterranean-style (SAM) diet and cardiometabolic risk among US South Asian individuals.
methodsThe study included 891 participants at baseline in the Mediators of Atherosclerosis in South Asians Living in America (MASALA) study. Culturally relevant foods were grouped into nine categories to construct the SAM score. The study examined associations of this score with cardiometabolic risk factors and incident T2D.
resultsAt baseline, higher adherence to the SAM diet was associated with lower glycated hemoglobin (-0.43% ± 0.15% per 1-unit increase in SAM score; p = 0.004) and lower pericardial fat volume (-1.22 ± 0.55 cm
conclusionsA greater intake of a SAM diet is associated with favorable adiposity measures and a lower likelihood of incident T2D.
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