Dietary Pattern and Plasma BCAA-Variations in Healthy Men and Women-Results from the KarMeN Study.

ABSTRACT: Branched-chain amino acids (BCAA) in plasma are discussed as risk factors for the onset of several diseases. Information about the contribution of the overall diet to plasma BCAA concentrations is controversial. Our objective was to investigate which dietary pattern is associated with plasma BCAA concentrations and whether other additional nutrients besides BCAA further characterize this dietary pattern. Based on the cross-sectional KarMeN study, fasting plasma amino acid (AA) concentrations, as well as current and habitual dietary intake were assessed in 298 healthy individuals. Using reduced rank regression, we derived a habitual dietary pattern that explained 32.5% of plasma BCAA variation. This pattern was high in meat, sausages, sauces, eggs, and ice cream but low in nuts, cereals, mu

SUBMITTER: Merz B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5985475 | biostudies-literature | 2018 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature