Broadcasting from the USA: Heme Iron Intake Linked to Increased Risk for Type 2 Diabetes
Heme iron intake is associated with an increased risk for type 2 diabetes (T2D), according to a study published online Aug. 13 in Nature Medicine.
Fenglei Wang, Ph.D., from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health in Boston, and colleagues analyzed data from 204,615 participants in large U.S. cohorts during up to 36 years to examine the associations between iron intake and T2D risk. Plasma metabolic biomarkers and metabolomics profiles were assessed in subsets of 37,544 and 9,024 participants, respectively.
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