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Research Project: Nutritional Epidemiology

Location: Jean Mayer Human Nutrition Research Center On Aging

Title: Whole grain intake is prospectively associated with lower gain in abdominal obesity over 18 years of follow-up

Author
item SAWICKI, CALEIGH - Jean Mayer Human Nutrition Research Center On Aging At Tufts University
item ROGERS, GAIL - Jean Mayer Human Nutrition Research Center On Aging At Tufts University
item JACQUES, PAUL - Jean Mayer Human Nutrition Research Center On Aging At Tufts University
item STAFFIER, KARA - Jean Mayer Human Nutrition Research Center On Aging At Tufts University
item MCKEOWN, NICOLA - Jean Mayer Human Nutrition Research Center On Aging At Tufts University

Submitted to: Current Developments in Nutrition
Publication Type: Abstract Only
Publication Acceptance Date: 3/1/2019
Publication Date: 6/13/2019
Citation: Sawicki, C., Rogers, G., Jacques, P.F., Staffier, K., McKeown, N.M. 2019. Whole grain intake is prospectively associated with lower gain in abdominal obesity over 18 years of follow-up [abstract]. Current Developments in Nutrition. 3(Suppl_1). Abstract No. OR33-04-19. https://doi.org/10.1093/cdn/nzz039.OR33-04-19.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/cdn/nzz039.OR33-04-19

Interpretive Summary:

Technical Abstract: Background: Abdominal adiposity has been associated with greater risk of metabolic and cardiovascular diseases independent of overall BMI. Prospective studies examining the relationship between whole grain (WG) and refined grain (RG) consumption and abdominal adiposity are scarce. Objective: We examined the prospective relationship between WG and RG consumption and both weight and waist circumference (WC), a surrogate marker of abdominal adiposity, over 18 years of follow-up. Methods: Subjects were participants in the Framingham Offspring cohort (3,514 subjects with 13,864 unique observations) with mean baseline age of 54.2 years (SE=0.16) and mean BMI of 27.3 kg/m^2 (SE=0.11). Diet, health, and lifestyle data were collected approximately every 4 years up to 5 times over a total median of 18 years of follow-up. Dietary information was assessed using a semi-quantitative food-frequency questionnaire. Whole grain intake was estimated in grams per day and grouped into pre-determined categories (