Heemijzer verhoogt suikerziekte type 2

Research Question:
Growing evidence suggests a strong link between an increased iron levels in the body and an increased risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). However, the precise size of this connection remains uncertain. It was therefore carried out this review article.

Eating heme iron increases the chances of getting diabetes type 2?

Study Design:
This overview article contained 12 prospective cohort studies to October 2012 with 185462 participants, of which 11079 patients with diabetes type 2.

Results and conclusions:
The researchers found in the dose-dependent analyses that each increase in the ferritin with 5 ng/ml, the chance of getting diabetes type 2 non-significant with 1% [95% CI = 0.99-1.02] increased.

The researchers found that each increase in the dose-dependent analyses with 5 mg heme iron through feeding per day, the chances of getting type 2 diabetes significantly with 224% [95% CI = 2.05-5.10] increased. Significant is, there is a link at a 95% reliability.

The researchers concluded that eating a lot of heme iron (5 mg per day or more) the chances of getting diabetes type 2 increased.

Original title:
Ferritin levels and risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus: an updated systematic review and meta-analysis of prospective evidence by Kunutsor SK, Apekey TA, [...], Kain K.

Link:
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/dmrr.2394/abstract

Additional information about El Mondo:
Heme iron is found mainly in animal products, especially for red meat. The heme iron of a product can be searched via the NEVO-table.