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JOURNAL OF HUMAN NUTRITION AND DIETETICS
Volume 23, Issue 6, Pages 601-608Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-277X.2010.01089.x
Keywords
dietary fibre; metabolic syndrome X; waist circumference; adolescent; longitudinal study
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- Dutch Heart Foundation [76051-79051]
- Dutch Prevention Fund [28-189a, 28-1106, 28-1106-1]
- Dutch Ministry of Well Being and Public Health [90-170]
- Dairy Foundation on Nutrition and Health
- Dutch Olympic Committee/Netherlands Sports Federation, Heineken Inc
- Scientific Board of Smoking and Health
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Background: The prevalence of the metabolic syndrome is increasing, especially in young individuals. Most of the previous studies that have investigated the association between dietary fibre intake and the metabolic syndrome are cross-sectional or of short duration, and their results are inconsistent. The present study investigated whether dietary fibre intake during adolescence has a protective effect on developing the metabolic syndrome as an adult. Methods: Data on dietary intake and metabolic syndrome components were derived from a healthy sample of 174 men and 194 women who were followed-up from the age of 13 years onwards in the Amsterdam Growth and Health Longitudinal Study. Data were analysed with use of generalised estimating equations and linear regression analyses. Results: The mean dietary fibre intake was 9.9 g/4.0 MJ (1000 kcal) during adolescence and 10.8 g/4.0 MJ (1000 kcal) at age 36 years. The prevalence of the metabolic syndrome at age 36 years was 10.1%. No differences were found in the time-course of dietary fibre intake between subjects with and those without the metabolic syndrome or its components. Dietary fibre intake during adolescence was not related to the components of the metabolic syndrome at age 36 years, except for an inverse relationship with waist circumference, where a gram/4.0 MJ (1000 kcal) higher fibre intake was associated with a 0.44 cm smaller waist circumference (P = 0.03, 95% CI -0.85 to -0.04). Conclusions: The present study found no association between dietary fibre intake and the metabolic syndrome in young adults. High fibre intake, however, was inversely associated with waist circumference.
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