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Animal and plant protein intakes among different regional diets and their association with overweight and obesity
Author(s) -
Zhai Fengying,
Wang Huijun,
Zhang Bing,
Du Shufa
Publication year - 2013
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.27.1_supplement.1055.16
Subject(s) - overweight , obesity , waist , body mass index , medicine , plant protein , population , environmental health , food science , biology
Few studies have explored the protein intake‐overweight relationship among different regional diets. Our study assesses dietary animal and plant protein intake in Chinese population with different regional diets and examines the association between food group‐specific derived animal and plant protein intakes and body mass index (BMI) and waist circumference (WC). Data from the China Health and Nutrition Survey covering nine provinces with randomly selected samples with different cooking systems and dietary behaviors were used. Dietary data were collected by using three consecutive 24‐hr dietary recalls. Generalized linear models were used to investigate the association between dietary protein intake and BMI and WC, adjusting for age, gender, education, occupation, demography (urban and rural), regional diet, and energy intake. Protein intake from animal sources was positively associated with BMI (β=0.023, p<0.001) and WC (β=0.079, p<0.001), while dairy‐derived protein was inversely associated with BMI (β= −0.070, p<0.001) and WC (β= −0.235, p<0.001). Legume‐derived protein intakes were positively associated with BMI (β=0.008, p<0.05) and WC (β=0.033, p<0.001). This study suggests that promoting plant sources food and diary consumption in China where milk intake is very low may play a role in protecting against obesity in Chinese adults.