Plant-Based Food Component May Reduce Diabetes Risk

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Plant-Based Food Component May Reduce Diabetes Risk

Lower urinary concentrations of lignan metabolites are associated with a higher risk for type 2 diabetes, new prospective data from the Nurses’ Health Study (NHS) suggest.

Lignans are plant-synthesized chemicals commonly found in fiber-containing foods. Results from the study, believed to be the first to prospectively examine urinary concentrations of lignan metabolites in relation to type 2 diabetes risk, were published online February 18 in Diabetes Care by Qi Sun, MD, assistant professor of medicine at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston.

“Our findings further endorse the recommendations that promote consumption of a plant-based diet, [including] whole grains, fruits, vegetables, red wine, and coffee, for primary prevention of diabetes,” states Dr. Sun.

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