The DASH dietary pattern may lead to an improvement in insulin sensitivity independent of weight loss .
The DASH diet may play an important role in glycemic control in long- term interventions .
OBJECTIVE Type 2 diabetes is a major public health problem .
The Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension ( DASH ) eating pattern may contribute to managing risk factors of type 2 diabetes .
The objective of this study was to conduct a systematic review and meta- analysis on r and omized controlled trials ( RCTs ) that examine the effects of DASH diet consumption on the indices of glycemic control such as fasting blood glucose ( FBG ) , serum fasting insulin level , and Homeostatic Model Assessment insulin resistance ( HOMA-IR ) .
Dairy consumption and risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus in men: a prospective study.
BACKGROUND Diet and lifestyle modifications can substantially reduce the risk of type 2 diabetes . While a strong inverse association has been reported between dairy consumption and the insulin resistance syndrome among young obese adults , the relation between dairy intake and type 2 diabetes is unknown . METHODS We prospect ively examined the relation between  dairy intake and incident cases of  type 2 diabetes in 41,254 male participants with no history of diabetes , cardiovascular disease , and cancer at baseline in the Health Professionals Follow-up Study . RESULTS During 12 years of follow-up , we documented 1243 incident cases of type 2 diabetes . Dairy intake was associated with a modestly lower risk of type 2 diabetes . After adjusting for potential confounders , including body mass index , physical activity , and dietary factors , the relative risk for type 2 diabetes in men in the top quintile of dairy intake was 0.77 ( 95 % confidence interval [ CI ] , 0.62 - 0.95 ; P for trend , .003 ) compared with those in the lowest quintile . Each serving-per-day increase in total dairy intake was associated with a 9 % lower risk for type 2 diabetes ( multivariate relative risk , 0.91 ; 95 % CI , 0.85 - 0.97 ) . The corresponding relative risk was 0.88 ( 95 % CI , 0.81 - 0.94 ) for low-fat dairy intake and 0.99 ( 95 % CI , 0.91 - 1.07 ) for high-fat dairy intake . The association did not vary significantly according to body mass index ( < 25 vs > or = 25 kg/m(2 ) ; P for interaction , .57 ) . CONCLUSION Dietary patterns characterized by higher dairy intake , especially low-fat dairy intake , may lower the risk of type 2 diabetes in men
The DASH dietary pattern may lead to an improvement in insulin sensitivity independent of weight loss .
The DASH diet may play an important role in glycemic control in long- term interventions .
OBJECTIVE Type 2 diabetes is a major public health problem .
The Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension ( DASH ) eating pattern may contribute to managing risk factors of type 2 diabetes .
The objective of this study was to conduct a systematic review and meta- analysis on r and omized controlled trials ( RCTs ) that examine the effects of DASH diet consumption on the indices of glycemic control such as fasting blood glucose ( FBG ) , serum fasting insulin level , and Homeostatic Model Assessment insulin resistance ( HOMA-IR ) .