Urinary Excretion of Select Dietary Polyphenol Metabolites Is Associated with a Lower Risk of Type 2 Diabetes in Proximate but Not Remote Follow-Up in a Prospective Investigation in 2 Cohorts of US Women [Nutritional Epidemiology]

Conclusions: These results suggest that specific flavonoid subclasses, including flavanones and flavonols, as well as caffeic acid, are associated with a lower T2D risk in relatively short-term follow-up but not during longer follow-up. Substantial within-person variability of the metabolites in single spot urine samples may limit the ability to capture associations with long-term disease risk.

Source: Journal of Nutrition - June 1, 2015 Category: Nutrition Authors: Sun, Q., Wedick, N. M., Tworoger, S. S., Pan, A., Townsend, M. K., Cassidy, A., Franke, A. A., Rimm, E. B., Hu, F. B., van Dam, R. M. Tags: Nutritional Epidemiology Source Type: research