title: Food consumption and the incidence of type II diabetes mellitus.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The consumption of different foods was studied for their ability to predict type II diabetes mellitus.
  
  
  METHODS
  The study design was a cohort study, based on the Finnish Mobile Clinic Health Examination Survey.
  
  
  METHODS
  A total of 30 communities from different parts of Finland.
  
  
  METHODS
  A total of 4304 men and women, 40-69 y of age and free of diabetes at baseline in 1967-1972 and followed up for incidence of diabetes medication during 23 y (383 incident cases).
  
  
  RESULTS
  Higher intakes of green vegetables, fruit and berries, oil and margarine, and poultry were found to predict a reduced risk of type II diabetes. The relative risks of developing type II diabetes between the extreme quartiles of the intakes were 0.69 (95% confidence interval (CI) = 0.50-0.93; P for trend (P) = 0.02) for green vegetables, 0.69 (CI = 0.51-0.92; P = 0.03) for fruit and berries, 0.71 (CI = 0.52-0.98; P = 0.01) for margarine and oil, and 0.71 (CI = 0.54-0.94; P = 0.01) for poultry.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The results suggest that prevention of type II diabetes might be aided by consumption of certain foods that are rich in nutrients with hypothesized health benefits.
authors.affiliation: National Public Health Institute, Helsinki, Finland. jukka.montonen@ktl.fi
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Montonen
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Järvinen
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Heliövaara
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Reunanen
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Aromaa
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Knekt
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D015331:Cohort Studies; D016001:Confidence Intervals; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D004034:Diet Surveys; D005247:Feeding Behavior; D005260:Female; D005387:Finland / Q000453:epidemiology; D005638:Fruit; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016017:Odds Ratio; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012306:Risk; D012307:Risk Factors; D014675:Vegetables