Australian Longitudinal Study on Women's Health
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The effect of food in the development of Type-2 Diabetes Mellitus in mid-age Australian women

Approved: 2011

Collaborators:

  • Dr Amani Hamad Alhazmi
  • AProf Amanda Patterson
  • Prof Lauren Williams
  • Dr Elizabeth Stojanovski
  • Prof Manohar Garg
  • A/Prof Mark McEvoy

Synopsis

The research was conducted as two separate studies. The aim of the first study was to investigate the association between the relative intake of dietary macronutrients and the risk of developing type 2 diabetes over a 6 year period in mid-aged Australian women. The aim of the second study was to examine the association between diet quality (ARFS) and the risk of developing T2DM over a 6 year period in mid-age Australian women. A second aim was to examine the relationship between ARFS sub-scales (vegetables, fruit, grains, egg/nut/beans/soy, meat /poultry, fish, dairy, fats, alcohol) and type 2 diabetes risk.