Plasma alkylresorcinols as a biomarker of whole-grain food consumption in a large population: results from the WHOLEheart Intervention Study.

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BACKGROUND: Small-scale, short-term intervention studies have suggested that plasma alkylresorcinol (AR) concentrations may be biomarkers of whole grain (WG) wheat and rye intakes. OBJECTIVE: The objective was to determine whether plasma AR concentrations reflect self-reported WG food intake in a 16-wk WG intervention study and to establish which phenotypic characteristics influence plasma AR concentrations. DESIGN: In a randomized parallel-group dietary intervention study, 316 overweight and...

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Authors: Ross, AB; Bourgeois, A; Macharia, H; Kochhar, S; Jebb, SA

• Publication status: Published
• Journal: American journal of clinical nutrition
• Volume: 95
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 204-211
• Publication date: 2012-01-01
• DOI: 10.3945/ajcn.110.008508
• EISSN: 1938-3207
• ISSN: 0002-9165
• Language: English
• Keywords: Self Report; Triglycerides; Energy Intake; Biological Markers; Triticum; Obesity; Resorcinols; Phenotype; Cereals; Diet; Humans; Sex Factors; Fatty Acids, Nonesterified; Secale cereale