Low-fat dairy products could lower type 2 diabetes risks in men
Recent studies indicate that diet and lifestyle modifications are important means of preventing type 2 diabetes.
10/05/05 Men who include more dairy products in their diets, especially low-fat varieties, may have a lower risk of developing type 2 diabetes, according to a study in the May 9 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine.
“Type 2 diabetes affects approximately 16 million people in the United States and 135 million people worldwide,” the authors provide as background information. “Because management of diabetes and its complications, such as cardiovascular disease, amputation, blindness, and renal failure, imposes enormous medical and economic burdens, primary prevention has become a public health imperative. Recent studies have shown that diet and lifestyle modifications are important means of preventing type 2 diabetes.”
Hyon K. Choi, M.D., Dr.P.H., from Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, and colleagues from Harvard School of Public Health, analyzed data from 41,254 male participants with no history of diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and cancer at the start of the Health Professionals Follow-up Study.
The work was supported in part by grants from the National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Md.
