High red meat consumption associated with a 9% reduction in death from diabetes

This study was published in BMC Public Health 2015 Jul 10;15(1):633

 

Study title and authors:

Spatiotemporal variation in diabetes mortality in China: multilevel evidence from 2006 and 2012.

Zhou M, Astell-Burt T, Yin P, Feng X, Page A, Liu Y, Liu J, Li Y, Liu S, Wang L, Wang L, Wang L.

National Center for Chronic and Noncommunicable Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, 27 Nanwei Road, Xicheng District, Beijing, 100050, China. maigengzhou@126.com.

 

This study can be accessed at: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26159911

This study investigated diabetes death rates. The six year study included data from 73 million people.

Regarding red meat consumption, the study found, those who consumed the most red meat had a 9% lower death rate from diabetes than those who consumed the least red meat.

Regarding cholesterol levels, the study found, those who had the highest cholesterol levels had a 3% lower death rate from diabetes compared to those who had the lowest cholesterol levels.

Meat, eggs and saturated fat reduce the risk of diabetes

This study was published in the European Journal of Clinical Nutrition 2003 Apr;57(4):523-30

Study title and authors:

Diet and glucose tolerance in a Chinese population.

Woo J, Ho SC, Sham A, Sea MM, Lam KS, Lam TH, Janus ED.

Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Republic of China. jeanwoowong@cuhk.edu.hk

This study can be accessed at: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12700613

The study investigated the dietary patterns in 988 Hong Kong Chinese subjects with or without diabetes to determine if there is any association between diet and diabetes.

The study found:
(a) Those with diabetes consumed 4.5% more rice, noodles and pasta than those without diabetes.
(b) Those with diabetes consumed 17% more vegetables than those without diabetes.
(c) Those with diabetes consumed 25% more soy than those without diabetes.
(d) Those with diabetes consumed 13% less meat than those without diabetes.
(e) Those with diabetes consumed 25% less eggs than those without diabetes.
(f) Those with diabetes consumed 12% less saturated fat than those without diabetes.

This study shows that a higher consumption of meat, eggs and saturated fat reduces the risk of diabetes, whereas a higher consumption of soy and carbohydrate rich foods increases the risk of diabetes.

Links to other studies:
Beneficial effects of a high fat, low carbohydrate diet on fat reduction in type 2 diabetic patients with obesity
Diabetes rates have tripled since the low fat crusade started in 1977
High-carbohydrate diets cause a significant rise in blood sugar

Higher meat consumption is associated with a reduced risk of developing type II diabetes

This study was published in the International Journal of Medical Sciences 2006 Oct 27;3(4):152-9

Study title and authors:
The association of meat intake and the risk of type 2 diabetes may be modified by body weight.

Villegas R, Shu XO, Gao YT, Yang G, Cai H, Li H, Zheng W.
Vanderbilt Epidemiology Center, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, 1215 21st Avenue South, Nashville, TN 37232-8300, USA.

This study can be accessed at: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17088942

The aim of the study was to investigate the association between meat intake and incidence of type II diabetes. The study included 74,493 middle-aged Chinese women, average age 51 years, who were followed for 4.6 years.

The study found:
(a) Those who consumed the most meat had a 17% reduced risk of developing type II diabetes compared to those who consumed the least meat.
(b) Those who consumed the most red meat had a 6% reduced risk of developing type II diabetes compared to those who consumed the least red meat.
(c) Those who consumed the most bacon had a 7% reduced risk of developing type II diabetes compared to those who consumed no bacon.

This study shows that higher meat consumption is associated with a reduced risk of developing type II diabetes.