title: [Preventing type 2 diabetes: what does dietary fiber achieve?].
abstract: On the basis of the currently available data, an increase in the uptake of indigestible roughage can be recommended as a means of reducing the risk of developing type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular diseases. In concert with other factors of a healthy lifestyle--including physical exercise, abstention from nicotine, the consumption of only moderate amounts of alcohol, reducing the intake of saturated fats, and--the main factor--ensuring that overweight does not develop, this dietary modification would appear to be an effective measure for avoiding most cases of type 2 diabetes.
authors.affiliation: Deutsches Institut für Ernährungsfoschung, Potsdam-Rehbruecke. m.weickert@mail.dife.de
authors.forename: M O
authors.initials: MO
authors.lastname: Weickert
authors.forename: A F H
authors.initials: AF
authors.lastname: Pfeiffer
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000032:analysis; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control; D002648:Child; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000097:blood / Q000378:metabolism / Q000517:prevention & control*; D004043:Dietary Fiber; D015444:Exercise; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000517:prevention & control; D008019:Life Style; D015201:Meta-Analysis as Topic; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; D012307:Risk Factors
chemical_list: D001786:Blood Glucose; D004043:Dietary Fiber