Dietary carbohydrate quality and quantity in relation to the incidence of type 2 diabetes: a prospective cohort study of middle-aged and older Korean adults

Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), characterized by impaired insulin action and secretion [1], is a serious non-communicable disease affecting 514 million patients globally [2]. Over the past 4 decades, the prevalence of T2DM has increased by 7% in Korea, which surpasses the global average of 4% [3]. In Korea, diabetes was the sixth leading cause of death and the fourth leading cause of disability [4], and it affected 12.0% men and 9.4% women aged ≥30 years in 2015 [5].
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