Red meat associated with type 2 diabetes in women.Type 2 diabetes type 2 diabetes n. See diabetes mellitus. (formerly called adult-onset diabetes) has reached epidemic epidemic, outbreak of disease that affects a much greater number of people than is usual for the locality or that spreads to regions where it is ordinarily not present. proportions in this country. More than 16 million Americans have this disease. A recent study examined dietary factors that were associated with type 2 diabetes. More than 35,000 women were studied for almost nine years to see which ones would develop type 2 diabetes. As intake of red meat, processed meat, or both items increased, so did the women's risk of type 2 diabetes. Higher intakes of cholesterol, animal protein, and heme iron Heme iron, iron of the blood, is the source of nearly all of the iron nutrient content of meat in the diet. The distinction is that certain things like coffee and tea can interfere with absorption of non-hemetic iron, whereas hemetic iron is digested as well. (from meat) were also associated with increased risk. These results suggest that women, especially those who already are at increased risk for type 2 diabetes (family history, overweight Overweight Refers to an investment position that is larger than the generally accepted benchmark. Notes: For example, if a company normally holds a portfolio whose weighting of cash is 10%, and then increases cash holdings to 15%, the portfolio would have an overweight ), should markedly limit their consumption of red meat. It also suggests, as do other studies, that vegetarians have a lower risk for type 2 diabetes than do non-vegetarians. Song Y, Manson JE, Buring JE, Liu S. 2004. A prospective study of red meat consumption and type 2 diabetes in middle-aged and elderly women: the women's health Women's Health Definition Women's health is the effect of gender on disease and health that encompasses a broad range of biological and psychosocial issues. study. Diabetes Care 27:2108-15. |
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