The Claim

Higher consumption of spam, a canned processed meat commonly consumed in American Indian communities, is strongly associated with an increased risk of type 2 diabetes, with individuals in the highest quartile of intake having more than double the odds (OR: 2.06; 95% CI: 1.30, 3.27) compared to those in the lowest quartile, after adjusting for age, sex, study site, total caloric intake, education, smoking, alcohol use, family history of diabetes, physical activity, glycemic load, dietary fiber, and body mass index.

Source: Associations of processed meat and unprocessed red meat intake with incident diabetes: the Strong Heart Family Study.

What the research says

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Supports
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Correlation
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In plain English

Eating a lot of Spam might double your chances of getting type 2 diabetes, especially in American Indian communities where it's commonly eaten.

See the scientific wording

Consumption of spam, a canned processed meat commonly consumed in American Indian communities, is strongly associated with higher risk of type 2 diabetes, with individuals in the highest quartile of intake having more than double the odds (OR: 2.06; 95% CI: 1.30, 3.27) compared to those in the lowest quartile, after adjusting for age, sex, site, total calories, education, smoking, alcohol, family history, physical activity, glycemic load, fiber, and BMI.

What the research says

1 study
  1. Study: Associations of processed meat and unprocessed red meat intake with incident diabetes: the Strong Heart Family Study.

    The study looked at how eating spam affects diabetes risk in American Indian people and found that those who eat the most spam are more than twice as likely to develop diabetes compared to those who eat the least.

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