Vegetarians have a lower fasting insulin level and higher insulin sensitivity compared with matched omnivores: a cross-sectional study

Potential associations between vegetarian diet patterns and fasting insulin and insulin sensitivity remain unclear. We aimed to investigate if vegetarian diets were associated with fasting insulin and insulin sensitivity in a cross-sectional study in Chinese vegetarians and matched omnivores, then to test if it is independent of body mass index (BMI).

Source: Nutrition, Metabolism, and Cardiovascular Diseases : NMCD - February 2, 2019 Category: Nutrition Authors: X. Cui, B. Wang, Y. Wu, L. Xie, P. Xun, Q. Tang, W. Cai, X. Shen Source Type: research