ea0059p086 | Diabetes & cardiovascular | SFEBES2018
Arebi Moaad
, Fountoulakis Nikolaos
, Wijesuirya Mahen
, Vasantharaja Laksha
, Thamlini Demetrius
, Karalliedde Janaka
, Guess Nicola
Background: Existing interventional trials show high dietary protein intake can reduce glycaemia in type 2 diabetic (T2DM) individuals. At present, there is limited data on this relationship in a young, healthy population at risk of T2DM. This study investigates the association of animal and plant-based dietary protein intake on fasting blood glucose (FBG) and 2-hour oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) concentrations in a young South-Asian population at high-risk of type 2 diab...