THE IMPACT OF VEGETARIAN DIET IN THE PREVENTION OF TYPE 2 DIABETES MELLITUS
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https://doi.org/10.12957/demetra.2014.8885Keywords:
vegetarianismo, diabetes mellitus tipo 2, nutrigenética, antioxidantesAbstract
Review article aimed at investigating the possible mechanisms related to the vegetarian diet and type 2 diabetes mellitus. To do so, we conducted a comprehensive literature review from 2000 to 2012. Among the possible mechanisms linking the disease with vegetarian diet, we highlight how human genes interact with nutrients, mechanism explained by nutrigenetics science, which is able to prevent the rise of chronic diseases such as type 2 diabetes mellitus. Another related mechanism is the protection of antioxidants in oxidative metabolism, to prevent changes favorable to oxidative stress, an important trigger of chronic morbidities. This study helps provide an understanding of such mechanisms and shows a comparison between vegetarian and non-vegetarian (omnivorous) diets, and can be useful for nutrition professionals to understand how a vegetarian diet can help prevent type 2 diabetes mellitus.
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.12957/demetra.2014.8885
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