Increased blood levels of omega-3 fatty acids from plant or marine sources are associated with reduced risk of type-2 diabetes, according to three new studies in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.
J Clin Nutr August 1, 2011; 94 (2)
Editorial
Edith JM Feskens
The prevention of type 2 diabetes: should we recommend vegetable oils instead of fatty fish?
Am J Clin Nutr 2011 94: 369-370;
First published online July 6, 2011.
doi:10.3945/ajcn.111.020172
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Nutritional epidemiology and public health
Diana P Brostow, Andrew O Odegaard, Woon-Puay Koh, Sue Duval, Myron D Gross, Jian-Min Yuan, and Mark A Pereira
Omega-3 fatty acids and incident type 2 diabetes: the Singapore Chinese Health Study
Am J Clin Nutr 2011 94: 520-526;
First published online May 18, 2011.
doi:10.3945/ajcn.110.009357
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Luc Djoussé, Mary L Biggs, Rozenn N Lemaitre, Irena B King, Xiaoling Song, Joachim H Ix, Kenneth J Mukamal, David S Siscovick, and Dariush Mozaffarian
Plasma omega-3 fatty acids and incident diabetes in older adults
Am J Clin Nutr 2011 94: 527-533;
First published online May 18, 2011.
doi:10.3945/ajcn.111.013334
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Raquel Villegas, Yong-Bing Xiang, Tom Elasy, Hong-Lan Li, Gong Yang, Hui Cai, Fei Ye, Yu-Tang Gao, Yu Shyr, Wei Zheng, and Xiao-Ou Shu
Fish, shellfish, and long-chain n−3 fatty acid consumption and risk of incident type 2 diabetes in middle-aged Chinese men and women
Am J Clin Nutr 2011 94: 543-551;
First published online June 15, 2011.
doi:10.3945/ajcn.111.013193
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