This is reflected by a European study led by Nita Forouhi, from the University of Cambridge (United Kingdom).
The different types of circulating polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) are associated with a different risk of developing type 2 diabetes, according to a European study led by Nita Forouhi, from the University of Cambridge (United Kingdom), which is published in PLOS Medicine.
The majority of nutrition guides recommend the consumption of polyunsaturated fatty acids as part of a cardiosal-A certain controversy on the effects of linoleic acid, the most abundant omega-6 fatty acid.
The researchers measured the PUFA circulating in blood samples of individuals from eight European countries, including Spain, which are part of the Epic-Interact study, dedicated to the incidence of type 2 diabetes. They compared the basal levels of 11 different pupils (4Omega-3 of Long Chain and 7 Omega-6) in more than 12,000 individuals who developed type 2 diabetes during the 10-year monitoring period and other almost 16,000 controls from the complete population of the Epic study.
Linoleic acid
After taking into account and adjusting various factors that can influence the risk of type 2 diabetes, age, body mass index, physical activity, corporate status, smoking, alcohol and pre -existing diseases -, those responsible for the work found that levelshigher linoleic acid were associated with a lower risk of developing type 2 diabetes. On the other hand, the highest concentrations of four less important omega-6 were related to a higher risk of type 2 diabetes, while the Omega-3 noThey presented any link with diabetes and alpha linoleic acid was associated with a lower probability of suffering the pathology.
The authors warn of the limitations of their investigation, such as the impossibility of distinguishing dietary and metabolic influences on blood -circulating pudding, the possible residual role of several factors and the observational nature of this research.
They also clarify that no adverse association between the main Omega-6 Pufa and the development of type 2 diabetes is noticeStudy of polyunsaturated fatty acids as a whole.