Associations of Total Legume, Pulse, and Soy Consumption with Incident Type 2 Diabetes: Federated Meta-Analysis of 27 Studies from Diverse World Regions.
Matthew PearceAnouar FanidiTom R P BishopStephen J SharpFumiaki ImamuraStefan DietrichTasnime AkbaralyMaira Bes-RastrolloJoline W J BeulensLiisa BybergScheine CanhadaMaria Del Carmen B MolinaZhengming ChenAdrian Cortes-ValenciaHuaidong DuBruce B DuncanTommi HärkänenMaryam HashemianJihye KimMi Kyung KimYeonjung KimPaul KnektDaan KromhoutCamille LassaleRuy Lopez RidauraDianna J MaglianoReza MalekzadehPedro Marques-VidalMiguel Ángel Martínez-GonzálezGráinne O'DonoghueDonal O'GormanJonathan E ShawSabita S Soedamah-MuthuDalia SternAlicja WolkHye Won Woonull nullNicholas J WarehamNita G ForouhiPublished in: The Journal of nutrition (2021)
These findings suggest no evidence of an association of legume intakes with T2D in several world regions. The positive association observed in some European studies warrants further investigation relating to overall dietary contexts in which legumes are consumed, including accompanying foods which may be positively associated with T2D.