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Diet and risk of Type II diabetes: the role of types of fat and carbohydrate

Overview of attention for article published in Diabetologia, July 2001
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Title
Diet and risk of Type II diabetes: the role of types of fat and carbohydrate
Published in
Diabetologia, July 2001
DOI 10.1007/s001250100547
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Authors

F. B. Hu, R. M. van Dam, S. Liu

Abstract

Although diet and nutrition are widely believed to play an important part in the development of Type II (non-insulin-dependent) diabetes mellitus, specific dietary factors have not been clearly defined. Much controversy exists about the relations between the amount and types of dietary fat and carbohydrate and the risk of diabetes. In this article, we review in detail the current evidence regarding the associations between different types of fats and carbohydrates and insulin resistance and Type II diabetes. Our findings indicate that a higher intake of polyunsaturated fat and possibly long-chain n-3 fatty acids could be beneficial, whereas a higher intake of saturated fat and trans-fat could adversely affect glucose metabolism and insulin resistance. In dietary practice, exchanging nonhydrogenated polyunsaturated fat for saturated and trans-fatty acids could appreciably reduce risk of Type II diabetes. In addition, a low-glycaemic index diet with a higher amount of fiber and minimally processed whole grain products reduces glycaemic and insulinaemic responses and lowers the risk of Type II diabetes. Dietary recommendations to prevent Type II diabetes should focus more on the quality of fat and carbohydrate in the diet than quantity alone, in addition to balancing total energy intake with expenditure to avoid overweight and obesity.

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Country Count As %
United States 2 <1%
United Kingdom 2 <1%
Germany 1 <1%
Netherlands 1 <1%
Indonesia 1 <1%
Switzerland 1 <1%
Portugal 1 <1%
India 1 <1%
Italy 1 <1%
Other 5 <1%
Unknown 558 97%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Bachelor 105 18%
Student > Master 103 18%
Student > Ph. D. Student 78 14%
Researcher 47 8%
Student > Postgraduate 37 6%
Other 71 12%
Unknown 133 23%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Medicine and Dentistry 132 23%
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 98 17%
Nursing and Health Professions 55 10%
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 50 9%
Social Sciences 14 2%
Other 72 13%
Unknown 153 27%
Attention Score in Context

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This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 46. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 25 January 2023.
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