Taiwanese vegetarians and omnivores: dietary composition, prevalence of diabetes and IFG.

Taiwanese vegetarians and omnivores: dietary composition, prevalence of diabetes and IFG.

INTRODUCTION: Vegetarian diets have been shown to improve glucose metabolism and reduce risk for diabetes in Westerners but whether Chinese vegetarian diets have the same benefits is unknown. METHODS: We evaluated the association between diet and diabetes/impaired fasting glucose (IFG) among 4384 Ta...

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Main Authors: Tina H T Chiu, Hui-Ya Huang, Yen-Feng Chiu, Wen-Harn Pan, Hui-Yi Kao, Jason P C Chiu, Ming-Nan Lin, Chin-Lon Lin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3921224?pdf=render

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