Greater consumption of noodle is associated with higher serum phosphorus levels: a cross-sectional study on healthy participants.

ABSTRACT: Higher serum phosphorus levels are associated with mortality and cardiovascular events, both in healthy individuals and those with chronic kidney disease. Owing to the increasing westernization of eating habits, a decrease in rice consumption and an increase in the intake of bread and noodle products were observed in Japan. This cross-sectional study investigated the influence of staple food (rice, bread, and noodle) consumption patterns on the serum levels of phosphorus and phosphate-regulating factors in 103 healthy young participants. Fasting blood and 24-h urine samples were collected; data about dietary habits were collected using a brief-type self-administered diet history questionnaire. Cluster analysis was conducted to assess subgroups classified according to staple food consumptio

SUBMITTER: Saito Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7844660 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature