Dried fruit intake and lower risk of type 2 diabetes: a two-sample mendelian randomization study

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BACKGROUND: Previous studies have shown controversy about whether dried fruit intake is associated with type 2 diabetes. This study aimed to examine the potential causal effect of dried fruit intake on type 2 diabetes by conducting a two-sample Mendelian randomization study. METHODS: We used genome-wide association study (GWAS) summary statistics for MR analysis to explore the causal association of dried fruit...

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