A prospective, population-based study found that higher egg intake was associated with a lower risk of type 2 diabetes (T2D). The study included 2332 men aged 42–60 y from eastern Finland in 1984–1989. Dietary intakes were assessed with 4-d food records at baseline. Incident T2D was assessed at re-examination rounds 4, 11, and 20 y after baseline. During an average follow-up of 19.3 y, 432 men developed T2D. After adjustment for potential confounders, those in the highest vs. the lowest egg intake quartile had a 38% lower risk of incident T2D. Analyses with metabolic risk markers also suggested an inverse association with fasting plasma glucose and serum C-reactive protein but not with serum insulin. The associations between cholesterol intake and risk of T2D, plasma glucose, serum insulin, and C-reactive protein were mainly nonsignificant, especially after accounting for egg consumption. Moderate consumption of eggs should be encouraged in the general population although data from prospective population studies on the association between egg consumption and risk of T2D are limited and conflicting. Source: http://ajcn.nutrition.org/一项前瞻性群组研究发现，较高的鸡蛋摄入量与较低的2型糖尿病风险有关。该研究包括了1984-1989年间来自芬兰东部的2332名42-60岁男性。根据4天的食物记录所作的膳食摄入量评估为基础，对4，11，和20年后2型糖尿病的发生进行了3轮复检。在平均随访19.3 年间，432人发生了2型糖尿病。经调整潜在的混杂因素后，那些鸡蛋摄入量最高的四分之一与鸡蛋摄入量最低的四分之一相比较，发生2型糖尿病的风险降低了38％。代谢危险指标的分析还提示与空腹血糖及血清C反应蛋白呈负相关，而非血清胰岛素。胆固醇摄入量与2型糖尿病的风险，血浆葡萄糖，胰岛素，和C-反应蛋白之间的关系则不显着，尤其是在考虑到鸡蛋消费。虽然前瞻性群体研究中鸡蛋消费和2型糖尿病风险之间关系的资料有限且相互矛盾，普通人适量的鸡蛋消费应当鼓励。来源：http://ajcn.nutrition.org/
