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Gene-diet quality interactions on haemoglobin A1c and type 2 diabetes risk: The Airwave Health Monitoring Study.

Rebeca EriksenRachel GibsonMaria AresuAndy HeardQueenie ChanEvangelos EvangelouHe GaoPaul ElliottGary Frost
Published in: Endocrinology, diabetes & metabolism (2019)
The genetic effect on HbA1c was almost doubled in obese individuals, compared with those with a healthy weight, and independent of weight, there was a modest offset on HbA1c in high-genetic-risk individuals consuming a diet high in wholegrain. This supports the importance of a healthy diet high in wholegrains and along with maintaining a healthy weight in controlling HbA1c among high-genetic-risk groups.
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