TY - JOUR
T1 - Consumption of cruciferous vegetables and glucosinolates in a Spanish adult population
AU - Agudo, A.
AU - Ibáñez, R.
AU - Amiano, P.
AU - Ardanaz, E.
AU - Barricarte, A.
AU - Berenguer, A.
AU - Chirlaque, M. Dolores
AU - Dorronsoro, M.
AU - Jakszyn, P.
AU - Larrañaga, N.
AU - Martinez, C.
AU - Navarro, C.
AU - Pera, G.
AU - Quirós, J. R.
AU - Sanchéz, M. J.
AU - Tormo, M. J.
AU - González, C. A.
N1 - Funding Information:
The EPIC study received financial support from the European Commission (Agreement SO 97 200302 05F02), the Health Research Fund (FIS) of the Spanish Ministry of Health (Exp. 96-0032), the Red Temática de Investigación Cooperativa de Centros de Cáncer (RTICCC, C03/10), the participating Regional Governments, and the International Agency for Research on Cancer (Agreement AEP/93/02). The participation of RI was supported by a grant of the ‘Institut d’Investigació Biomèdica de Bellvitge’ (IDIBELL). Some authors (AA, CAG) are members of ECNIS (Environmental Cancer Risk, Nutrition and Individual Susceptibility), a Network of Excellence of the 6th EU Framework Programme (FP6, FOOD-CT-2005-513 943).
PY - 2008/3
Y1 - 2008/3
N2 - Objective: To assess the intake of glucosinolates and cruciferous vegetables among Spanish adults. Design: Cross-sectional analysis of a prospective cohort study. Setting: The Spanish cohort of the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC). Subjects: We analysed data from 40684 men and women aged 35-64 years from the EPIC-Spain cohort. The usual diet was assessed by means of the dietary history method, and glucosinolate intake was calculated using a published food composition database. Results: The average intake of cruciferous vegetables was 11.3 g/day, accounting for about 5% of total vegetable consumption, whereas the daily intake of total glucosinolates was 6.5mg, among which 35% were of indole type. The absolute intake of glucosinolates was in average higher in men than in women (6.8 vs 6.2mg/day), whereas glucosinolate density per energy unit was higher in women's diet (3.4 vs 2.7mg/4200kJ). Northern regions consumed in average 36% more glucosinolates than Southern regions (7.3 vs 5.4mg/day). There was a positive association of glucosinolate intake with body mass index, physical activity, educational level and an inverse relationship with alcohol consumption. Conclusions: Contrary to the pattern seen for total vegetable intake, our estimate of consumption of cruciferous vegetables, and hence of glucosinolates, is relatively low within Europe, which in turn is lower than in North America and several Asian populations.
AB - Objective: To assess the intake of glucosinolates and cruciferous vegetables among Spanish adults. Design: Cross-sectional analysis of a prospective cohort study. Setting: The Spanish cohort of the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC). Subjects: We analysed data from 40684 men and women aged 35-64 years from the EPIC-Spain cohort. The usual diet was assessed by means of the dietary history method, and glucosinolate intake was calculated using a published food composition database. Results: The average intake of cruciferous vegetables was 11.3 g/day, accounting for about 5% of total vegetable consumption, whereas the daily intake of total glucosinolates was 6.5mg, among which 35% were of indole type. The absolute intake of glucosinolates was in average higher in men than in women (6.8 vs 6.2mg/day), whereas glucosinolate density per energy unit was higher in women's diet (3.4 vs 2.7mg/4200kJ). Northern regions consumed in average 36% more glucosinolates than Southern regions (7.3 vs 5.4mg/day). There was a positive association of glucosinolate intake with body mass index, physical activity, educational level and an inverse relationship with alcohol consumption. Conclusions: Contrary to the pattern seen for total vegetable intake, our estimate of consumption of cruciferous vegetables, and hence of glucosinolates, is relatively low within Europe, which in turn is lower than in North America and several Asian populations.
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U2 - 10.1038/sj.ejcn.1602750
DO - 10.1038/sj.ejcn.1602750
M3 - Article
C2 - 17426741
AN - SCOPUS:40549123359
SN - 0954-3007
VL - 62
SP - 324
EP - 331
JO - European Journal of Clinical Nutrition
JF - European Journal of Clinical Nutrition
IS - 3
ER -