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Not All Fruits And Vegetables Are Equal: Colors Of Fruits And Vegetables And Diabetes Risk In The U.S. Latino Population, Raymond Colon, Zhiping Yu
Not All Fruits And Vegetables Are Equal: Colors Of Fruits And Vegetables And Diabetes Risk In The U.S. Latino Population, Raymond Colon, Zhiping Yu
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Objectives: Fruits and vegetables (FV) play an important role in people’s health. The current study aimed to identify if specific colors of FVs are associated with type 2 diabetes (DM) risk in the United States Hispanic/Latino population.
Methods: This study used a subgroup of participants from the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos (HCHS/SOL). This is a multi-center, prospective cohort study with 16,415 self-identified Hispanic/Latino individuals from 2008-2011. Data collected include anthropometrics, OGTT, dietary intake, medical history, physical activity, and sociodemographic information. FVs are categorized into five color groups: green, white, yellow/orange, red/purple, and uncategorized.
Results: Total 5,740 participants (ages …