Plasma alkylresorcinol concentrations, biomarkers of whole-grain wheat and rye intake, in the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC) cohort
Year: 2014
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: Whole-grain intake has been reported to be associated with a lower risk of several lifestyle-related diseases such as type 2 diabetes, CVD and some types of cancers. As measurement errors in self-reported whole-grain intake assessments can be substantial, dietary biomarkers are relevant to be used as complementary tools for dietary intake assessment. Alkylresorcinols (AR) are phenolic lipids found almost exclusively in whole-grain wheat and rye products among the commonly consumed foods and are considered as valid biomarkers of the intake of these products. In the present study, we analysed the plasma concentrations of five AR homologues in 2845 participants from ten European countries from a nested case-control study in the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition. High concentrations of plasma total AR were found in participants from Scandinavia and Central Europe and lower concentrations in those from the Mediterranean countries. The geometric mean plasma total AR concentrations were between 35 and 41 nmol/l in samples drawn from fasting participants in the Central European and Scandinavian countries and below 23 nmol/l in those of participants from the Mediterranean countries. The whole-grain source (wheat or rye) could be determined using the ratio of two of the homologues. The main source was wheat in Greece, Italy, the Netherlands and the UK, whereas rye was also consumed in considerable amounts in Germany, Denmark and Sweden. The present study demonstrates a considerable variation in the plasma concentrations of total AR and concentrations of AR homologues across ten European countries, reflecting both quantitative and qualitative differences in the intake of whole-grain wheat and rye.
Source: British Journal Of Nutrition
Authors: Cecilie Kyrø, Anja Olsen, H. B(as). Bueno-de-Mesquita, Guri Skeie, Steffen Loft, Per Åman, Max Leenders, Vincent K. Dik, Peter D. Siersema, Tobias Pischon, Jane Christensen, Kim Overvad, Marie-Christine Boutron-Ruault, Guy Fagherazzi, Vanessa Cottet, Tilman Kühn, Jenny Chang-Claude, Heiner Boeing, Antonia Trichopoulou, Androniki Naska, Despoina Oikonomidou, Giovanna Masala, Valeria Pala, Rosario Tumino, Paolo Vineis, Amalia Mattiello, Petra H. Peeters, Toril Bakken, Elisabete Weiderpass, Lene Angell Åsli, Soledad Sánchez, Paula Jakszyn, María-José Sánchez, Pilar Amiano, José María Huerta, Aurelio Barricarte, Ingrid Ljuslinder, Richard Palmqvist, Kay-Tee Khaw, Nick Wareham, Timothy J. Key, Ruth C. Travis, Nadia Slimani, Heinz Freisling, Pietro Ferrari, Marc J. Gunter, Neil Murphy, Elio Riboli, Anne Tjønneland, Rikard Landberg
Institutions: Danish Cancer Society, University Medical Center Utrecht, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment, UiT The Arctic University of Norway, University of Copenhagen, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Max Delbrück Center, Aarhus University, Université Paris-Sud, Inserm, Institut Gustave Roussy, Centre de recherche en Epidémiologie et Santé des Populations, German Cancer Research Center, German Institute of Human Nutrition, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Hellenic Health Foundation, Istituto per lo Studio e la Prevenzione Oncologica, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Azienda Usl 8 Arezzo, Imperial College London, Federico II University Hospital, University of Naples Federico II, Karolinska Institutet, Cancer Registry of Norway, Folkhälsans Forskningscentrum, Gobierno del Principado de Asturias, Institut Català d'Oncologia, Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Epidemiología y Salud Pública, Andalusian School of Public Health, Basque Government, Umeå University, University of Cambridge, MRC Epidemiology Unit, Medical Research Council, University of Oxford, Centre international de recherche sur le cancer
Language: English
Topic: Nutritional Studies and Diet
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
Funders: World Health Organization, Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum, Centre International de Recherche sur le Cancer, EkstraStiftelsen Helse og Rehabilitering (Stiftelsen Dam), World Cancer Research Fund International, Cancer Research UK, National Institute for Health and Care Research, European Commission, Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale, Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung, Cancerfonden, Ligue Contre le Cancer, NordForsk, Associazione Italiana per la Ricerca sul Cancro, Norges Forskningsråd, Deutsche Krebshilfe, Institut Gustave-Roussy, Wereld Kanker Onderzoek Fonds, Hellenic Health Foundation, Medical Research Council, World Cancer Research Fund, Instituto de Salud Carlos III
Awards: G1090603134, G1241080153, G1630001991, G1952936224, G2709920838, G2826529823, G3149246560, G3170664214, G3461390129, G3816092139, G4015156572, G423622538, G5047213743, G5897142711, NIHR Senior Investigator Award, G640002926, G6723261869, G6763731694, G6957823285, G7022277044, G7328727475, G8012318887, NIHR Senior Investigator Award, G876765158
OpenAlex ID: W2027924736