Veel flavonoïden via voeding verlaagt suikerziekte type 2

Research Question:
Lowers eating flavonoids the chance of getting diabetes type 2?

Study Design:
This overview article contained 6 prospective cohort studies with 284806 participants, of which 18146 patients with diabetes type 2.

Results and conclusions:
The researchers found that eating a lot of flavonoids compared to little, the chances of getting type 2 diabetes significantly with 9% [95% CI = 0.87-0.96] reduced. Significant is, there is a link at a 95% reliability.

The researchers found that eating 500 mg flavonoids per day, the chances of getting type 2 diabetes significantly with 5% [95% CI = 0.91-0.98] reduced

The researchers found that the positive effect only in the subgroup analysis found in the American populations, among patients older than 40 years and in studies that lasted more than 20 years.

The researchers concluded that eating 500 mg flavonoids per day, the chances of getting diabetes type 2 reduced, particularly among people older than 40.

Original title:
Dietary flavonoids intake and risk or type 2 diabetes: A meta-analysis of prospective cohort studies by Liu YJ, Zhan J, [...], Hey QQ.

Link:
http://www.clinicalnutritionjournal.com/article/S0261-5614%2813%2900089-7/abstract

Additional information about El Mondo:
Read more about flavonoids.

A good way to get enough daily flavanoids within, through 200-300 grams of vegetables, 2-5 pieces of fruit and 1-2 glasses of alcohol.