Epidemiologic assessment of sugars consumption using biomarkers: comparisons of obese and nonobese individuals in the European Prospective Investigation of Cancer Norfolk
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We have previously shown that urinary sugars excretion in 24 h urine collections can serve as an independent biomarker of sugars consumption. In the European Prospective Investigation of Cancer (EPIC) Norfolk study of nutrition and cancer, this biomarker in spot urines has been assessed in a cross-sectional comparison of 404 obese individuals aged 45 to 75 years with a body mass index (BMI) of >30 kg/m(2) and 471 normal weight individuals aged 45 to 75 years with a BMI of <25 kg/m(2). In individuals of normal weight, sucrose, protein, and vitamin C intake were positively and highly significantly related to biomarkers in spot urine or plasma (P < 0.001), but there were no significant associations between biomarkers and food intake reports in the obese. Odds ratios for a BMI of >30 were significantly elevated for urinary sucrose [trend per milligram per liter quintile, 1.13; 95% confidence interval (95% CI), 1.02-1.25; P = 0.016], and the odds ratio for urinary sucrose/fructose ratio was highly significant (trend per quintile, 1.264; 95% CI, 1.142-1.401; P < 0.001). No associations for sugars intake and obesity were found using a food frequency questionnaire, and dietary vitamin C was apparently associated with increased risk (P < 0.001) despite an inverse association for plasma vitamin C. Nutritional biomarkers of consumption can complement existing methods for assessing cancer risk from diet in epidemiologic studies.
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- Authors
- Bingham, S., Luben, R., Welch, A., Tasevska, N., Wareham, N., & Khaw, K. T.
- Affiliations
- University of Cambridge (GB)
- Medical Research Council (GB)
- 1Medical Research Council Dunn Human Nutrition Unit,
- 3European Prospective Investigation of Cancer Norfolk, Department of Public Health and Primary Care, University of Cambridge, and
- Venue
- Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention
- Published
- 2007-08-01
- Volume
- 16
- Issue
- 8
- Pages
- 1651-1654
- ISSN
- 1055-9965 (ISSN-L)
- 1538-7755
- OpenAlex
- W2156077595
- Cited by
- 88
- References
- 20
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- FWCI
- 2.20
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- bronze
- doi.org
- Locations
- Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- UEA Digital Repository (University of East Anglia) (submittedVersion)
- Funders
- British Heart Foundation
- Medical Research Council
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism › Diet, Metabolism, and Disease
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Nutritional Studies and Diet
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
- Keywords
- dietary sugar, obesity, dietary biomarkers, fructose, vitamin C, body mass index, food frequency questionnaire, cancer risk, EPIC-Norfolk
- MeSH terms
- Aged, Ascorbic Acid, Body Weight, Cross-Sectional Studies, Dietary Carbohydrates, Dietary Proteins, Eating, Europe, Feeding Behavior, Female, Fructose, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Obesity, Prospective Studies, Vitamins, Cohort Studies, Biomarkers, Body Mass Index, Epidemiologic Studies, Dietary Sucrose
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