Whole-grain consumption, dietary fibre intake and body mass index in the Netherlands cohort study

Vijver, L.P.L. van de; Bosch, Linda M C van den; Brandt, Piet A. van den; Goldbohm, R.A.

doi:10.1038/sj.ejcn.1602895

Cited by 83 publications

(68 citation statements)

References 26 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Unclassified

Order By: Relevance

“…Alternatively, the protective effects of whole grains and wholegrain foods towards the development of chronic diseases could be mediated via their beneficial effect on weight control through the promotion of satiety and enhancement of satiation (28) . In the present study, higher wholegrain products intake was associated with lower BMI, which is comparable to findings from other crosssectional studies (18)(19)(20)(21) . Also, risk of obesity or abdominal obesity has cross-sectionally been reported to be lower among persons with high intakes of whole grains compared with persons with low intakes (25) .…”

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 92%

Intake of wholegrain products is associated with dietary, lifestyle, anthropometric and socio-economic factors in Denmark

Egeberg

Frederiksen

Olsen

et al. 2009

Public Health Nutr.

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Objective: To evaluate the association between wholegrain products intake and other dietary, lifestyle, anthropometric and socio-economic factors. Design: Cross-sectional study, with data on diet, lifestyle and socio-economic factors obtained from questionnaires. Anthropometric measurements were collected by trained professionals. Multiple linear and principal components regression analyses were used in statistical analyses. Setting: Part of the Diet, Cancer and Health study, a prospective cohort study to evaluate the aetiological role of diet on cancer risk, conducted in the greater Copenhagen and Aarhus area, Denmark. Subjects: Men and women (n 54 720) aged 50-64 years. Results: In multiple linear regression analyses focusing on individual dietary factors, intake of wholegrain products was associated with intake of all dietary factors studied (fish, red meat, poultry, processed meat, dairy products, fruits, vegetables, cakes and refined-grain products). The strongest positive associations were seen for intake of vegetables and processed meat, whereas the strongest negative associations were seen for intake of red meat and refined-grain products. Regression analyses on dietary patterns identified by principal components analysis yielded similar results. Also, wholegrain products intake was positively associated with cycling, taking dietary supplements and high school education, and negatively associated with intake of alcohol, BMI and smoking. Conclusions: Intake of wholegrain products is associated with other dietary factors, healthier lifestyle habits and higher socio-economic status. Therefore future studies need to account for the possible confounding by other dietary and lifestyle-related parameters when investigating relationships between wholegrain products intake and disease risk.

show abstract

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 92%

Intake of wholegrain products is associated with dietary, lifestyle, anthropometric and socio-economic factors in Denmark

Egeberg

Frederiksen

Olsen

et al. 2009

Public Health Nutr.

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…However, others did not find this association (Pietinen et al, 1996;Wu et al, 2003). Van de Vijver et al (2009) found an inverse association between whole grain and BMI, but the inverse association between DF intake and BMI was present only in men. In addition, an increase in BMI was found to be a strong predictor of mild, moderate and severe progression of carotid IMT, but not for others clinical marker of atherosclerosis (carotid plaques, aortic atherosclerosis or braquial-ankle index) (Van der Meer et al, 2003).…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 97%

Dietary fibre intake is inversely associated with carotid intima-media thickness: a cross-sectional assessment in the PREDIMED study

et al. 2009

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Objective: To assess the association between the intake of dietary fibre and carotid intima-media thickness (IMT) in a Mediterranean population at high cardiovascular risk. Methods: Baseline cross-sectional assessment of 457 men and women (average age 67 years) from two different Spanish centres of the PREDIMED trial. A previously validated food frequency questionnaire (137 food items) was administered by trained dieticians in a face-to-face interview. Mean common carotid IMT was measured using B-mode ultrasound imaging of the right and left carotid arteries by four certified sonographers who used a common protocol. Anthropometric and blood pressure measurements were performed and samples of fasting blood were obtained. Participants were categorized into four groups (roughly quartiles: p21; 421 to p25; 425 to p31 and 431 g/day) of energy-adjusted intake of dietary fibre. Multiple linear regression models were used to adjust for age, sex, centre, smoking, body mass index, diabetes, blood pressure, lipid levels and statin use. Results: In the crude analyses, energy-adjusted fibre intake showed a significant inverse correlation with IMT (r ¼ À0.27, Po0.001). In multivariate analyses, a modest, though statistically significant (P ¼ 0.03) inverse association between energyadjusted fibre intake and IMT was also found. The multivariate-adjusted difference in average IMT was À0.051 mm (95% confidence interval: À0.094 toÀ0.009, P ¼ 0.02) for participants whose intake was 435 g/day, (n ¼ 47) when compared with those whose intake was o25 g/day (n ¼ 224). Conclusions: Our results suggest that high fibre intake is inversely associated with carotid atherosclerosis.

show abstract

“…Furthermore, Harnack et al (49) has shown that RTEC is an important food source of whole grains which have been found (50,51) to be inversely associated with obesity, and that cereals and cereal products are the main sources of dietary fibre (4) with an undoubtedly positive effect on BMI status (36,52) . Thus, these findings suggest that additional components in whole grains may contribute to favourable metabolic alterations that may reduce long-term weight gain (31) , providing another possible explanation of the observed associations.…”

Section: Possible Explanations For the Observed Associationsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Ready-to-eat cereals and the burden of obesity in the context of their nutritional contribution: are all ready-to-eat cereals equally healthy? A systematic review

2010

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

A significant increase in the prevalence of obesity has occurred worldwide and the importance of considering the role of diet in the prevention and treatment of obesity is widely acknowledged. A growing body of evidence encourages the consumption of ready-to-eat cereals (RTEC) as part of a healthful diet. Research has shown an inverse association between the consumption of RTEC and the rate of obesity. However, other findings claim that this association was only attributed to the consumption of whole-grain cereals and not the refined-grain ones. Although meta-analyses of clinical trials support the use of a low-glycaemic index diet on weight loss, findings from other studies on the effect of the dietary glycaemic index on body weight have not been consistent. Thus, further research into the role of glycaemic index in the prevention and management of obesity and chronic disease is needed. Moreover, significant differences have been observed in composition among the marketed RTEC. In light of the revealing protective role of whole-grain, fibre-rich, low-energy-dense and low-glycaemic index/glycaemic load foods against obesity, public health professionals could drive their efforts towards the promotion of even more healthier RTEC when issuing advice on weight management. It seems, however, that despite any differences in their composition, the frequent consumption of RTEC due to their nutritional contribution is recommended in moderation and under the current recommendations in the context of a healthy balanced diet.

show abstract

Whole-grain consumption, dietary fibre intake and body mass index in the Netherlands cohort study

Cited by 83 publications

References 26 publications

Intake of wholegrain products is associated with dietary, lifestyle, anthropometric and socio-economic factors in Denmark

Intake of wholegrain products is associated with dietary, lifestyle, anthropometric and socio-economic factors in Denmark

Dietary fibre intake is inversely associated with carotid intima-media thickness: a cross-sectional assessment in the PREDIMED study

Ready-to-eat cereals and the burden of obesity in the context of their nutritional contribution: are all ready-to-eat cereals equally healthy? A systematic review

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About