A prospective study of dietary and supplemental zinc intake and risk of type 2 diabetes depending on genetic variation in SLC30A8.

Isabel DrakeGeorge HindyUlrika EricsonMarju Orho-Melander

Published in: Genes & nutrition (2017)

Zinc supplementation and a high zinc to iron intake ratio may lower the risk of T2D, but these associations could be modified by obesity and the SLC30A8 genotype. The findings implicate that when considering zinc supplementation for T2D prevention, both obesity status and SLC30A8 genotype may need to be accounted for.

Keyphrases

type diabetes
oxide nanoparticles
weight gain
insulin resistance
metabolic syndrome
weight loss
high fat diet induced
cardiovascular disease
glycemic control
iron deficiency