High-fat daiy products should be considered as a possible route to reduce diabetes incidence. In fact, a recent study found high levels of trans-palmitoleic acid (a metabolite of fats) reduced the risk of diabetes by almost 60%.
In multivariate analyses, higher trans-palmitoleate levels were significantly associated with:
- Lower body mass index (-1.8%, P=0.058)
- Smaller waist circumference (-1.8%, P=0.009)
- Higher levels of HDL cholesterol (1.9%, P=0.043)
- Lower triglyceride levels (-19.0%, P<0.001)
- Lower total cholesterol:HDL ratio (-4.7%, P<0.001)
- Lower levels of C-reactive protein (-13.8%, P=0.050)
- Lower fasting insulin levels (-13.3%, P=0.001)
- Less insulin resistance by homeostasis model (-16.7%, P<0.001)
