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Food for thoughtFrom: Anne (anonymous@obgyn.net)Wed, 13 Feb 2002 15:50:31 -0600 (CST)
February 12, 2002 New York Times Nutrition: Linking the Western Diet to Diabetes By ERIC NAGOURNEY Researchers who tracked the eating habits of more than 42,000 men over a 12- year period say they have found proof that a diet they characterize as Western substantially increases the chances of developing diabetes. The researchers, from the Harvard School of Public Health, said diets high in red meat, processed meat, high-fat dairy products, refined grains and desserts increased the risk of developing Type 2 diabetes. Writing in the current Annals of Internal Medicine, they said the risk was worse if the men were also sedentary. Type 2 diabetes is linked to blindness, kidney failure and heart disease. While the study is hardly the first to warn about this type of diet, the lead author, Dr. Frank B. Hu, said it was notable for looking at the broad picture of how people ate, and not just singling out the usual suspects like fat. "It's the entirety of the diet that's important," Dr. Hu said. The researchers surveyed the men about their eating habits and divided them into two groups: those who followed a Western diet and those who followed a "prudent" one, characterized by the high consumption of fruit, vegetables, whole grains, fish and poultry. Over the course of the study, which involved health professionals from 40 to 75, 1,321 new cases of Type 2 diabetes were diagnosed. The men with what the researchers considered the worst diets were found to be 16 percent more likely to develop the disease than were those with the best.
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