date:Apr 28, 2013
About the study
Data used for the study came from 72,215 women who were free ofdiabetes at baseline enrolled in the Women's Health InitiativeObservational Study. Whole grain intake was categorized as 0, lessthan 0.5, 0.5 to 1.0, 1.0 to less than 1.5, 1.5 to less than 2.0, and 2.0or more servings per day.
During a mean 8-year follow-up, 3465 cases of incident type 2diabetes were identified. After adjustment for age and daily energyintake, the relative risk for type 2 diabetes was found at 1.00