Dietary Magnesium Intake and Risk of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Using Data from the HEALTHY Study

摘要

Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) in children and adolescents has increased dramatically worldwide. Diet plays a key role in the development of T2DM, but little is known about the contribution of dietary magnesium intake in the risk of T2DM among children and adolescents. We conducted secondary analyses using the HEALTHY Study data. The HEALTHY Study was a multi-component, school-based intervention designed to reduce modifiable risk factors for T2DM in middle school students from 6 through 8 grades. The purpose of our study was to examine whether the difference in dietary magnesium intake, body mass index (BMI) percentile, and plasma glucose and insulin concentrations from 6 to 8 grade were related in the intervention schools and in the control schools that participated in the HEALTHY Study.