Dietary intake in East Asian and Northern European participants from the FeGenes study.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Despite the increased size of the Asian American population and reported differences in nutrient metabolism according to ancestry, diets of East Asian descendants (EA) in the U.S. have not been directly compared with adults of Northern European descent (NE). We compared the diet quality and food and nutrient intake between EA and NE residing in similar geographic locations.

Methods

Dietary intake was evaluated in a cohort of 487 adult males and pre-menopausal, non-pregnant females of genetically confirmed EA (n = 251) and NE (n = 253) ancestry. Participants were aged 18-50 y, non-smokers, and without obesity or other chronic diseases. The Healthy Eating Index (HEI), food group intakes, nutrient intakes, and supplement use was assessed by a food frequency questionnair

SUBMITTER: Park CY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12345378 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature