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Biomarkers of Nutrition and Health: New Tools for New Approaches

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Picó, Catalina, Serra, Francisca, Rodríguez, Ana María, Keijer, Jaap, Palou, Andreu·2019·Nutrients

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A main challenge in nutritional studies is the valid and reliable assessment of food intake, as well as its effects on the body. Generally, food intake measurement is based on self-reported dietary intake questionnaires, which have inherent limitations. They can be overcome by the use of biomarkers, capable of objectively assessing food consumption without the bias of self-reported dietary assessment. Another major goal is to determine the biological effects of foods and their impact on health. Systems analysis of dynamic responses may help to identify biomarkers indicative of intake and effects on the body at the same time, possibly in relation to individuals’ health/disease states. Such biomarkers could be used to quantify intake and validate intake questionnaires, analyse physiological or pathological responses to certain food components or diets, identify persons with specific dietary deficiency, provide information on inter-individual variations or help to formulate personalized dietary recommendations to achieve optimal health for particular phenotypes, currently referred as “precision nutrition.” In this regard, holistic approaches using global analysis methods (omics approaches), capable of gathering high amounts of data, appear to be very useful to identify new biomarkers and to enhance our understanding of the role of food in health and disease.

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  • Lipid profile assesses cardiovascular risk and fat metabolism.

    “Lipid Profile: Total cholesterol (<200 mg/dL). LDL (<100 mg/dL) HDL (>40 mg/dL in men and >50 mg/dL in women) Triglycerides (<150 mg/dL) Assesses cardiovascular risk and fat metabolism.[23]”

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    Section 2 (Biomarkers of Nutritional Status; page unavailable) links plasma cholesterol and triglycerides to cardiovascular disease, supporting the cardiovascular-risk part. Section 6.5 discusses lipidomics and lipid metabolism, but does not establish that the listed clinical lipid profile assesses fat metabolism; the paper also does not provide the cited cholesterol, LDL, HDL, or triglyceride cutoffs. (LLM, conf=0.86)

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    “Elevated serum creatinine levels are indicative of decreased glomerular filtration rate (GFR) and may suggest acute or chronic kidney disease.”

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    Section 4 says creatinine travels through the blood to the kidneys and is excreted in urine; Section 2 lists urinary creatinine as a proposed marker of meat and fish intake. Neither passage, nor the additional searches for GFR and kidney disease, addresses whether elevated serum creatinine indicates reduced filtration or suggests acute or chronic kidney disease. Page numbers were not available in our copy. (LLM, conf=0.76)

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Authors
Picó, C., Serra, F., Rodríguez, A. M., Keijer, J., & Palou, A.
Affiliations
  • Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red (ES)
  • Wageningen University & Research (NL)
Corresponding author
Serra, Francisca
Venue
Nutrients
Publisher
MDPI AG
Published
2019-05-16
Volume
11
Issue
5
Pages
1092
ISSN
2072-6643 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2945004919
Cited by
287
References
242
Citations by year
2026: 35 · 2025: 42 · 2024: 49 · 2023: 33 · 2022: 50 · 2021: 39 · 2020: 27 · 2019: 11 · 2018: 1
FWCI
4.21
Type
journal article
Language
en
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  • Nutrients (publishedVersion, cc-by)
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  • Socio-Environmental Systems Modeling (acceptedVersion, cc-by)
  • DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion)
  • Docusalut (Conselleria de Salut i Consum del Govern de les Illes Balears) (submittedVersion, cc-by)
  • Hispana (submittedVersion, cc-by)
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Funders
  • Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades (PGC2018-097436-B-I00, PGC 2018)
  • European Commission (HORIZON2020, 818318)
  • Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red-Fisiopatología de la Obesidad y Nutrición
  • Instituto de Salud Carlos III
  • Agencia Estatal de Investigación (PGC2018‐097436‐B‐I00)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Genetics › Nutrition, Genetics, and Disease
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Nutritional Studies and Diet
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Metabolomics and Mass Spectrometry Studies
Keywords
dietary biomarkers, dietary assessment, biomarker validation, dietary deficiency, personalized nutrition, omics approaches, systems analysis, interindividual variability
MeSH terms
Blood Glucose, Humans, Insulin, Nutritional Status, Biomarkers, Nutrition Assessment

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