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Chocolate consumption and its relation to risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus

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Abstract

Background: There is a substantial interest in the potential role of chocolate consumption and its association with the risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus. The objective of this study was to examine the association of consumption of chocolate with the risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus. Methods: A case control study was conducted at PSG Hospitals between 1st June 2017 and 1st July 2017. All those who had newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes and attended Department of Endocrinology for follow-up visit were the cases and the relatives accompanying them without the history of diabetes were the controls. Chocolate consumption and other dietary factors were elicited. The mediating factors studied were age, sex, Body Mass Index (BMI), educational levels, smoking status, alcohol consumption, family history of diabetes, potassium intake, magnesium intake and use of statins. Results: After adjusting the potential confounders, chocolate consumption was inversely associated with risk of type 2 diabetes (p<0.05) with odds ratio of 0.564 (95% CI = 0.32 - 0.98). Conclusions: Our findings suggest that moderate consumption of chocolates (preferably 1 to 2) per week has a decreased risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus. Potential applications of this knowledge include recommendations by health care professionals to encourage individuals to consume a wide range of phytochemical rich foods include chocolates in moderate amounts. The results from our study also suggest that adjusting for mediating factors did not alter the results and hence other unknown factors may explain inverse relation between chocolate consumption and type 2 diabetes mellitus.

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Author(s): Mathew AC, Kishan S, Joy M, Darshan Manoj S, Amirthvarshan A, Senthil Kumar R

Publication type: Article

Publication status: Published

Journal: International Journal of Advances in Medicine

Year: 2017

Volume: 4

Issue: 5

Pages: 1473-1476

Print publication date: 22/09/2017

Acceptance date: 01/09/2017

Date deposited: 02/04/2026

ISSN (print): 2349-3925

ISSN (electronic): 2349-3933

Publisher: International Journal of Advances in Medicine

URL: https://doi.org/10.18203/2349-3933.ijam20174306

DOI: 10.18203/2349-3933.ijam20174306

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