Vegetarian Diets and the Risk of Type 2 Diabetes
Date
2017
Authors
Tonstad, S.
Clifton, P.
Editors
Mariotti, F.
Advisors
Journal Title
Journal ISSN
Volume Title
Type:
Book chapter
Citation
Vegetarian and Plant-Based Diets in Health and Disease Prevention, 2017 / Mariotti, F. (ed./s), Ch.20, pp.355-367
Statement of Responsibility
Conference Name
Abstract
We review epidemiological evidence indicating a lower risk of diabetes type 2 in persons following various types of vegetarian diets. We also review evidence suggesting a link between red or processed meat intake and diabetes, metabolic syndrome components, and insulin resistance. A number of plausible mechanisms support the biological plausibility of epidemiological observations of the diabetes-promoting effects of processed meat. However, direct and interventional evidence that red meat consumption impairs insulin sensitivity or increases insulin resistance is lacking. The most convincing explanation of the lower risk of type 2 diabetes in vegetarians is the totality of lower BMI and benefits of generally healthier diets than those consumed by omnivores, in addition to the absence of processed and perhaps also unprocessed meat in the diet.
School/Discipline
Dissertation Note
Provenance
Description
Access Status
Rights
Copyright 2017 Elsevier