The findings provided insights into daily primary prevention measures for type 2 diabetes
A recent study published in Nutrition & Metabolism set out to examine the association between dried fruit consumption and type 2 diabetes (T2D).
The study used data on dried fruit intake, as well as genotypic and phenotypic data, from a genome-wide association study (GWAS) comprising approximately 500,000 individuals in Europe. The researchers conducted a Mendelian randomization analysis to explore the causal association between dried fruit intake and T2D.
The results indicated that higher dried fruit intake was associated with a decreased risk of T2D. The risk of T2D decreased by 60.8% for every increase of dried fruit intake by one standard deviation. These findings confirm the potential benefits of dried fruit consumption and provide insight into daily primary prevention measures for T2D. The researchers concluded that the therapeutic potential of dried fruits in mitigating the risk of T2D warrants further exploration.
Guan, J., Liu, T., Yang, K., & Chen, H. (2024). Dried fruit intake and lower risk of type 2 diabetes: a two-sample mendelian randomization study. Nutrition & Metabolism, 21(1), 46.