Association between urinary biomarkers of total sugars intake and measures of obesity in a cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT: Obesity is an important modifiable risk factor for chronic diseases. While there is increasing focus on the role of dietary sugars, there remains a paucity of data establishing the association between sugar intake and obesity in the general public. The objective of this study was to investigate associations of estimated sugar intake with odds for obesity in a representative sample of English adults. We used data from 434 participants of the 2005 Health Survey of England. Biomarkers for total sugar intake were measured in 24 h urine samples and used to estimate intake. Linear and logistic regression analyses were used to investigate associations between biomarker-based estimated intake and measures of obesity (body mass intake (BMI), waist circumference and waist-to-hip ratio) and obesity r

SUBMITTER: Campbell R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5517003 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature