Population-based studies of relationships between dietary acidity load, insulin resistance and incident diabetes in Danes

Abstract Background It has been suggested that the acidity of the diet may be related to increased risk of type 2 diabetes. To investigate this hypothesis, we tested if the acidity of the diet, measured as the Potential Renal Acid Load (PRAL) score, was associated with incident diabetes and diabetes...

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Main Authors: Joachim Gæde, Trine Nielsen, Mia L. Madsen, Ulla Toft, Torben Jørgensen, Kim Overvad, Anne Tjønneland, Torben Hansen, Kristine H. Allin, Oluf Pedersen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-10-01
Series:Nutrition Journal
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12937-018-0395-1