New study warns obesity in early adulthood increases type 2 diabetes risk
| Updated: Dec 24, 2019, 13:42 IST
A news study warns obesity in early adulthood can raise the risk of type 2 diabetes later on in life. The study was conducted by a team from Indiana University in the United States. The study's findings were originally published in the journal Diabetologia.
For the study, researchers examined information from the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women’s Health (ALSWH) to be able to spot body mass index (BMI) trajectories as the course of early adult life progresses. Next, the team studied the link between BMI trajectories and type 2 diabetes risk.
"Our data also indicated that baseline BMI among young women was significantly associated with risk of developing type 2 diabetes," authors of the study told a news portal. Adding, "The results highlight the importance of overweight or obesity in early adulthood as risk factors for adult diabetes, indicating that weight control starting before early adulthood is critical for reducing type 2 diabetes risk in later life."
Meanwhile, another study claims drinking filtered coffee could protect against type 2 diabetes. "We have identified specific molecules -- 'biomarkers' -- in the blood of those taking part in the study, which indicate the intake of different sorts of coffee. These biomarkers are then used for analysis when calculating type 2 diabetes risk," Rikard Landberg, Professor in Food Science at Chalmers and Affiliated Professor at the Department of Public Health and Clinical Medicine at Umeå University, told a news portal. Adding, "Our results now clearly show that filtered coffee has a positive effect in terms of reducing the risk of developing type 2 diabetes. But boiled coffee does not have this effect."
Another study,published in the Journal of Nutrition, suggests whole grains could protect against diabetes. "Most studies similar to ours have previously been conducted in the USA, where people mainly get their wholegrain from wheat. We wanted to see if there was a difference between different cereals. One might expect there would be because they contain different types of dietary fibre and bioactive substances, which have been shown to influence risk factors for type 2 diabetes," Landberg, who was also part of this study, told a news portal.
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For the study, researchers examined information from the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women’s Health (ALSWH) to be able to spot body mass index (BMI) trajectories as the course of early adult life progresses. Next, the team studied the link between BMI trajectories and type 2 diabetes risk.
"Our data also indicated that baseline BMI among young women was significantly associated with risk of developing type 2 diabetes," authors of the study told a news portal. Adding, "The results highlight the importance of overweight or obesity in early adulthood as risk factors for adult diabetes, indicating that weight control starting before early adulthood is critical for reducing type 2 diabetes risk in later life."
Meanwhile, another study claims drinking filtered coffee could protect against type 2 diabetes. "We have identified specific molecules -- 'biomarkers' -- in the blood of those taking part in the study, which indicate the intake of different sorts of coffee. These biomarkers are then used for analysis when calculating type 2 diabetes risk," Rikard Landberg, Professor in Food Science at Chalmers and Affiliated Professor at the Department of Public Health and Clinical Medicine at Umeå University, told a news portal. Adding, "Our results now clearly show that filtered coffee has a positive effect in terms of reducing the risk of developing type 2 diabetes. But boiled coffee does not have this effect."
Another study,published in the Journal of Nutrition, suggests whole grains could protect against diabetes. "Most studies similar to ours have previously been conducted in the USA, where people mainly get their wholegrain from wheat. We wanted to see if there was a difference between different cereals. One might expect there would be because they contain different types of dietary fibre and bioactive substances, which have been shown to influence risk factors for type 2 diabetes," Landberg, who was also part of this study, told a news portal.
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