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--American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, Vol. 79, No. 5, 774-779, May 2004
© 2004 American Society for Clinical Nutrition

ORIGINAL RESEARCH COMMUNICATION

Increased consumption of refined carbohydrates and the epidemic of type
2 diabetes in the United States: an ecologic assessment 1,2 ,3
Lee S Gross ,Li Li ,Earl S Ford and Simin Liu
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Results: In a univariate analysis, a significant correlation with
diabetes prevalence was observed for dietary fat ( r= 0.84, P< 0.001),
carbohydrate ( r= 0.55, P< 0.001), protein (r= 0.71, P< 0.001), fiber (
r= 0.16, P= 0.03), corn syrup (r= 0.83, P< 0.001), and total energy ( r=
0.75, P<0.001) intakes. In a multivariate nutrient-density model, in
which total energy intake was accounted for, corn syrup was positively
associated with the prevalence of type 2 diabetes (ß = 0.0132, P=
0.038). Fiber (ß = –13.86, P< 0.01) was negatively associated with the
prevalence of type 2 diabetes. In contrast, protein ( P= 0.084) and fat
( P= 0.79) were not associated with the prevalence of type 2 diabetes
when total energy was controlled for.

Conclusions: Increasing intakes of refined carbohydrate (corn syrup)
concomitant with decreasing intakes of fiber paralleled the upward trend
in the prevalence of type 2 diabetes observed in the United States
during the 20th century.
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