Inverse Association between Organic Food Purchase and Diabetes Mellitus in US Adults.
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ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:The organic food market has grown rapidly worldwide in the past 15 years. However, evidence concerning the health effects of organic foods is scarce. We evaluated the cross-sectional association of organic food purchase, as a proxy of organic food consumption, with diabetes in a nationally representative population. METHODS:We included 8199 participants aged ?20 years from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2007?2008 and 2009?2010. Organic food purchase and frequency were ascertained by questionnaires. Diabetes was defined as a self-reported physician diagnosis or a hemoglobin A1c level ?6.5% or both. We used logistic regression with sample weights to estimate the odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs). RESULTS:Individuals who reported purchasing organic foods were less likely to have diabetes compared to those who did not report organic food purchase. After adjustment for age, gender, race/ethnicity, family history of diabetes, socioeconomic status, and dietary and lifestyle factors, the OR of diabetes associated with organic food purchase was 0.80 (95% CI 0.68?0.93). The association remained significant after additional adjustment for BMI with OR of 0.80 (0.69?0.94). CONCLUSIONS:In a nationally representative population, frequent organic food purchase was inversely associated with diabetes prevalence in adults in the United States.
SUBMITTER: Sun Y
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6316834 | biostudies-other | 2018 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
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