Genetic risk factors and diet quality are independently associated with type 2 diabetes; a healthy diet is linked to lower diabetes risk across all levels of genetic risk.
In an observational study of 3 cohorts in the United States, Jordi Merino, Marta Guasch-Ferré, Jun Li, and colleagues investigate the individual and combined associations between genetic risk, diet quality, and risk of type 2 diabetes.
A Harvard study has found that people who practice healthy habits at age 50 lived more years free of chronic diseases compared to those who did not practice any of these habits.