Whole grain intake compared with cereal fibre intake in association to CVD risk factors: a cross-sectional analysis of the National Diet and Nutrition Survey (UK).

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To investigate how intakes of whole grains and cereal fibre were associated to risk factors for CVD in UK adults.

Design

Cross-sectional analyses examined associations between whole grain and cereal fibre intakes and adiposity measurements, serum lipid concentrations, C-reactive protein, systolic blood pressure, fasting glucose, HbA1c, homocysteine and a combined CVD relative risk score.

Setting

The National Diet and Nutrition Survey (NDNS) Rolling Programme 2008-2014.

Participants

A nationally representative sample of 2689 adults.

Results

Participants in the highest quartile (Q4) of whole grain intake had lower waist-hip ratio (Q1 0·872; Q4 0·857; P = 0·04), HbA1c (Q1 5·66 %; Q4 5·47 %; P = 0·01) and homocysteine (Q1 9·95 µmol/l; Q4 8·76 µmol/

SUBMITTER: Barrett EM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10200569 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature