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Published in: European Journal of Nutrition 5/2015

01-08-2015 | Original Contribution

Dietary fiber intake and its association with indicators of adiposity and serum biomarkers in European adolescents: the HELENA study

Authors: Yi Lin, Inge Huybrechts, Carine Vereecken, Theodora Mouratidou, Jara Valtueña, Mathilde Kersting, Marcela González-Gross, Selin Bolca, Julia Wärnberg, Magdalena Cuenca-García, Frederic Gottrand, Elisabetta Toti, Sonia Gomez-Martínez, Evangelia Grammatikaki, Idoia Labayen, Luis A. Moreno, Michael Sjöström, John Van Camp, Romana Roccaldo, Emma Patterson, Yannis Manios, Denes Molnar, Anthony Kafatos, Kurt Widhalm, Stefaan De Henauw

Published in: European Journal of Nutrition | Issue 5/2015

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Abstract

Purpose

To evaluate total, energy-adjusted dietary fiber (DF), water-soluble fiber (WSF), and water-insoluble fiber (WIF) intakes in European adolescents and to investigate their association with indicators of adiposity and serum biomarkers.

Methods

This study, conducted from 2006 to 2007, included 1804 adolescents aged 12.5–17.5 years (47 % males) from eight European cities completing two non-consecutive computerized 24-h dietary recalls. GLM multivariate analysis was used to investigate associations.

Results

Mean DF intake (20 g/day) of the sample met the European Food Safety Authority recommendation, but was below those of the World Health Organization and of the Institute of Medicine. Total DF, WSF and WIF intakes were higher in males (P < 0.001), but following energy-adjustments significantly higher intakes were observed among females (P < 0.001). Bread and cereals contributed most to total DF, WSF and WIF intakes, followed by potatoes and grains, energy-dense but low-nutritious foods, fruits and vegetables. Moreover, energy-adjusted WSF and WIF were positively associated with body fat percentage (BF%), waist to height ratio and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, while energy-adjusted WSF was inversely associated with serum fasting glucose (β = −0. 010, P = 0.020).

Conclusion

Total DF intakes are rather low in European adolescents. An inverse association with serum fasting glucose might indicate a possible beneficial role of DF in preventing insulin resistance and its concomitant diseases, even though DF intakes were positively associated with adolescents’ BF%. Therefore, further longitudinal studies should elaborate on these potential beneficial effects of DF intake in the prevention of obesity and related chronic diseases.

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Metadata
Title
Dietary fiber intake and its association with indicators of adiposity and serum biomarkers in European adolescents: the HELENA study
Authors
Yi Lin
Inge Huybrechts
Carine Vereecken
Theodora Mouratidou
Jara Valtueña
Mathilde Kersting
Marcela González-Gross
Selin Bolca
Julia Wärnberg
Magdalena Cuenca-García
Frederic Gottrand
Elisabetta Toti
Sonia Gomez-Martínez
Evangelia Grammatikaki
Idoia Labayen
Luis A. Moreno
Michael Sjöström
John Van Camp
Romana Roccaldo
Emma Patterson
Yannis Manios
Denes Molnar
Anthony Kafatos
Kurt Widhalm
Stefaan De Henauw
Publication date
01-08-2015
Publisher
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in
European Journal of Nutrition / Issue 5/2015
Print ISSN: 1436-6207
Electronic ISSN: 1436-6215
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00394-014-0756-2

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