Biomarker Concentrations in White and British Indian Vegetarians and Nonvegetarians in the UK Biobank.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Prospective studies have shown differences in some disease risks between vegetarians and nonvegetarians, but the potential biological pathways are not well understood.

Objectives

We aimed to assess differences in concentrations of biomarkers related to disease pathways in people with varying degrees of animal foods exclusion.

Methods

The UK Biobank recruited 500,000 participants aged 40-69 y (54.4% women) throughout the United Kingdom in 2006-2010. Blood and urine were collected at recruitment and assayed for more than 30 biomarkers related to cardiovascular diseases, bone and joint health, cancer, diabetes, renal disease, and liver health. In cross-sectional analyses, we estimated adjusted geometric means of these biomarkers by 6 diet groups (regular meat

SUBMITTER: Tong TYN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8485916 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature