Whole Grain Consumption and Body Mass Index in Adult Women: An Analysis of NHANES 1999-2000 and the USDA Pyramid Servings Database

@article{citeulike:2762781, abstract = {Objective: To examine the relationship between whole grain consumption and body mass index (BMI) in a sample of American adult women. Methods: Dietary intake data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 1999-2000 were linked to the USDA Pyramid Servings Database. Women 19 years of age and older (n = 2,092) were classified into groups based on their average whole grain (WG) intake: 0 servings, more than 0 but less than 1 serving, and [\&ge;]1 servings per day. Within these classifications, mean BMI, mean waist circumference and percent overweight/obese (BMI [\&ge;] 25) were identified as primary dependent variables. Regression and logistic regression analyses were used to assess associations between BMI, waist circumference and percent of the population overweight/obese (BMI [\&ge;]25) and WG consumption. Results: Women consuming at least one serving of WG had a significantly lower mean BMI and waist circumference than women with no WG consumption (p < 0.05). Multiple regression analysis showed a significant inverse relationship between BMI and whole grain intake after adjustment for age, energy intake, dietary fiber and alcohol intake (p = 0.004). This effect was mildly attenuated but remained significant after further adjustment for level of physical activity, smoking status, ethnicity and education (p = 0.018). The odds ratio for having a BMI [\&ge;] 25 was 1.47 (95\% CI 1.12-1.94; p for trend 0.013) for women consuming no WG compared to those consuming at least one serving, after adjustment for all covariates. Conclusions: These data support other research suggesting increased WG intake may contribute to a healthy body weight in adult women.}, author = {Good, Carolyn K. and Holschuh, Norton and Albertson, Ann M. and Eldridge, Alison L. }, citeulike-article-id = {2762781}, journal = {J Am Coll Nutr}, keywords = {diet, dietaryfiber, obesity, risk}, month = {February}, number = {1}, pages = {80--87}, posted-at = {2008-05-06 20:59:04}, priority = {2}, title = {Whole Grain Consumption and Body Mass Index in Adult Women: An Analysis of NHANES 1999-2000 and the USDA Pyramid Servings Database}, url = {http://www.jacn.org/cgi/content/abstract/27/1/80}, volume = {27}, year = {2008} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:2762781 TI - Whole Grain Consumption and Body Mass Index in Adult Women: An Analysis of NHANES 1999-2000 and the USDA Pyramid Servings Database JF - J Am Coll Nutr VL - 27 IS - 1 SP - 80 EP - 87 N2 - Objective: To examine the relationship between whole grain consumption and body mass index (BMI) in a sample of American adult women. Methods: Dietary intake data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 1999-2000 were linked to the USDA Pyramid Servings Database. Women 19 years of age and older (n = 2,092) were classified into groups based on their average whole grain (WG) intake: 0 servings, more than 0 but less than 1 serving, and [&ge;]1 servings per day. Within these classifications, mean BMI, mean waist circumference and percent overweight/obese (BMI [&ge;] 25) were identified as primary dependent variables. Regression and logistic regression analyses were used to assess associations between BMI, waist circumference and percent of the population overweight/obese (BMI [&ge;]25) and WG consumption. Results: Women consuming at least one serving of WG had a significantly lower mean BMI and waist circumference than women with no WG consumption (p < 0.05). Multiple regression analysis showed a significant inverse relationship between BMI and whole grain intake after adjustment for age, energy intake, dietary fiber and alcohol intake (p = 0.004). This effect was mildly attenuated but remained significant after further adjustment for level of physical activity, smoking status, ethnicity and education (p = 0.018). The odds ratio for having a BMI [&ge;] 25 was 1.47 (95% CI 1.12-1.94; p for trend 0.013) for women consuming no WG compared to those consuming at least one serving, after adjustment for all covariates. Conclusions: These data support other research suggesting increased WG intake may contribute to a healthy body weight in adult women. KW - diet KW - dietaryfiber KW - obesity KW - risk AU - Good, Carolyn AU - Holschuh, Norton AU - Albertson, Ann AU - Eldridge, Alison PY - 2008/02/01/ UR - http://www.jacn.org/cgi/content/abstract/27/1/80 ER -