Autores
Jordi Salas-Salvadó, Monica Bulló, Nancy Babio, Miguel Ángel Martínez-González, Núria Ibarrola-Jurado, Josep Basora, Ramon Estruch, Maria Isabel Covas, Dolores Corella, Fernando Arós, Valentina Ruiz-Gutiérrez, Emilio Ros, PREDIMED Study Investigators
Fecha de publicación
2011/1/1
Revista
Diabetes care
Volumen
34
Número
1
Páginas
14-19
Editor
American Diabetes Association
Descripción

OBJECTIVE

To test the effects of two Mediterranean diet (MedDiet) interventions versus a low-fat diet on incidence of diabetes.

RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS

This was a three-arm randomized trial in 418 nondiabetic subjects aged 55–80 years recruited in one center (PREDIMED-Reus, northeastern Spain) of the Prevención con Dieta Mediterránea [PREDIMED] study, a large nutrition intervention trial for primary cardiovascular prevention in individuals at high cardiovascular risk. Participants were randomly assigned to education on a low-fat diet (control group) or to one of two MedDiets, supplemented with either free virgin olive oil (1 liter/week) or nuts (30 g/day). Diets were ad libitum, and no advice on physical activity was given. The main outcome was diabetes incidence diagnosed by the 2009 American Diabetes Association criteria.

RESULTS

After a median follow-up of 4.0 years, diabetes incidence was …
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