PMID- 24160191 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20140929 LR - 20131028 IS - 1699-5198 (Electronic) IS - 0212-1611 (Linking) VI - 28 IP - 5 DP - 2013 Sep-Oct TI - Dairy products consumption versus type 2 diabetes prevention and treatment; a review of recent findings from human studies. PG - 1384-95 LID - 10.3305/nh.2013.28.5.6704 [doi] AB - INTRODUCTION: It has been claimed that the appropriate consumption of dairy products can be beneficial for the prevention and treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). OBJECTIVE: The objective of this review is to critically analyze the main scientific evidence about this topic. METHODS: MEDLINE, PubMEd, Science Direct, SCIELO and LILACS were searched for studies published over the past 12 years exploring the effects of the consumption of dairy products or its components (calcium, vitamin D and magnesium) on T2DM. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION: Epidemiological studies indicate that consumption of at least three servings of low-fat dairy products per day as a part of a healthy diet is crucial to reduce the risk of developing T2DM. The majority of the analyzed intervention studies reported beneficial effects of increased calcium and vitamin D ingestion on insulin sensitivity improvement and T2DM prevention. CONCLUSIONS: Although the impact of dairy consumption to treat T2DM needs further investigation, the consumption of low-fat dairy products may be an important strategy to prevent and control T2DM. CI - Copyright (c) AULA MEDICA EDICIONES 2013. Published by AULA MEDICA. All rights reserved. FAU - Candido, Flavia Galvao AU - Candido FG AD - Nutrition and Health Department. Federal University of Vicosa. Brazil. FAU - Ton, Winder Tadeu Silva AU - Ton WT AD - Nutrition and Health Department. Federal University of Vicosa. Brazil. FAU - Alfenas, Rita de Cassia Goncalves AU - Alfenas Rde C LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't PT - Review PL - Spain TA - Nutr Hosp JT - Nutricion hospitalaria JID - 9100365 SB - IM MH - *Dairy Products MH - Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2/*diet therapy/*prevention & control MH - Humans EDAT- 2013/10/29 06:00 MHDA- 2014/09/30 06:00 CRDT- 2013/10/29 06:00 PHST- 2013/10/29 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2013/10/29 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2014/09/30 06:00 [medline] AID - 10.3305/nh.2013.28.5.6704 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Nutr Hosp. 2013 Sep-Oct;28(5):1384-95. doi: 10.3305/nh.2013.28.5.6704.