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Whole grain intake and coronary heart disease risk in young adults.
Author(s) -
Magnanti Steven Michael,
Fernandes Jill,
Hirshberg Shira Esther,
Lofgren Ingrid
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
the faseb journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.709
H-Index - 277
eISSN - 1530-6860
pISSN - 0892-6638
DOI - 10.1096/fasebj.25.1_supplement.339.7
The inverse association between whole grain intake and coronary heart disease (CHD) risk is not as established in young adults as it is in older adults. A cross‐sectional study of first‐year college students examined whole grain consumption and CHD risk. Mean age for females (n=176) and males (n=85) was 18±0.5 yrs. Anthropometrics, blood pressure, and 2 12‐hour fasting blood samples were collected. Dietary information was obtained from 3 nonconsecutive 24‐hour recalls on Nutrition Data System for Research. Mean BMI for males and females was 24.2±3.7 and 22.3 ±3.8 kg/m 2 , respectively. Mean concentrations for total cholesterol, low density lipoprotein cholesterol, high density lipoprotein cholesterol, triglyceride, and glucose were: 148.7±27.4mg/dL, 73.1±25.1mg/dL, 57±13.6mg/dL, 93±49.8mg/dL, and 89±8.7mg/dL respectively. Mean systolic and diastolic blood pressure were 105.1±12.4 and 66±7.2 mmHg respectively. After dividing the subjects into quintiles based on whole grain intake, independent samples t‐tests compared anthropometrics, biomarkers, and clinical measures between highest and lowest quintiles. Though there was no significant difference for fasting glucose (p=0.30), and systolic blood pressure (p=0.19), there was a small effect of whole grain intake improving these CHD risks. Increasing intake of whole grains may be a preventative measure to decrease CHD risk in younger populations.