Journal
JOURNAL OF DIABETES INVESTIGATION
Volume 12, Issue 5, Pages 763-770Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/jdi.13392
Keywords
Cohort study; Japanese meal; Nutritional epidemiology
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- Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, Health and Labor Sciences Research Grants, Japan [H26-Junkankitou [Seisaku]-Ippan-001, H29-Junkankitou-Ippan-003, 20FA1002]
- Japan Society for the Promotion of Science KAKENHI [JP 17K09135]
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Eating balanced meals with grain, fish or meat, and vegetables was associated with lower risk of glucose intolerance in obese men, but not in non-obese men and women. Men with less frequent consumption of balanced meals had higher risk of glucose intolerance, especially those with BMI ≥ 25.0 kg/m(2).
Aims/Introduction This cohort study assessed the risk for bodyweight gain and development of glucose intolerance based on the frequency of consumption of balanced meals including grain, fish or meat and vegetables. Materials and Methods The participants (8,573 men, 3,327 women) were employees of a company in Japan. A self-administered questionnaire was used to evaluate the frequency of balanced meal consumption. Bodyweight changes and the incidence of glucose intolerance (glycated hemoglobin >6.0%) during the 3-year follow-up period were determined through annual health examinations. Results The mean bodyweight change over a period of 3 years was 0.78 kg for men and 0.84 kg for women. A lower frequency of balanced meals was associated with a higher bodyweight gain for men (Pfor trend = 0.004), but not for women. During the study, 464 men and 115 women developed glucose intolerance. Overall, the frequency of balanced meals was not associated with the risk of glucose intolerance in either sex. However, the interaction between the frequency of balanced meals and degree of obesity had a significant effect on the incidence of glucose intolerance in men (P = 0.005), with less frequent consumption of balanced meals being associated with a higher risk for glucose intolerance among men with a BMI >= 25.0 kg/m(2)(Pfor trend = 0.007). Conclusions A higher frequency of balanced meals, including grain, fish or meat and vegetable dishes - important components of healthy Japanese food - was associated with a lower risk of glucose intolerance in obese men, but not in non-obese men and women.
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