Interactions of dietary insulin index and dietary insulin load with brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) Val66Met polymorphism in relation to cardiometabolic markers in Iranian diabetic patients: a cross-sectional study

The progression of cardiometabolic diseases is determined by both genetic and environmental factors. Gene–diet interactions may therefore be important in modulating the risks of developing metabolic diseases. The objectives were to investigate the effect of the interaction between brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) Val66Met polymorphisms and dietary insulin index (DII) and dietary insulin load (DIL) on cardiometabolic markers among...