Food groups associated with measured net acid excretion in community-dwelling older adults.
Food groups associated with measured net acid excretion in community-dwelling older adults.
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DOI:
10.1038/ejcn.2016.195
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发表时间:
2017-03
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4.7
通讯作者:
Dawson-Hughes B
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作者:
Shea MK;Gilhooly CH;Dawson-Hughes B
Acid-producing diets have been associated with adverse health conditions. Dietary acid load can be estimated from dietary intake data, but the available methods require a full dietary assessment. We sought to identify a simpler means to estimate 24-hour urinary net acid excretion (NAE), a robust measure of net endogenous acid production, using self-reported intakes of fruits, vegetables (acid-neutralizing foods), grain and/or protein (acid-producing foods)acquired by two different methods in community-dwelling older adults. Identifying food groups associated with NAE using a method not requiring a full diet assessment could have a broad clinical application. Fruit, vegetable, protein, and grain servings/day were estimated with a widely-used food frequency questionnaire (study A, n=162, 63±8 years). Differences in their intakes across NAE categories (<5, ≥5to <15, ≥15to <50, ≥50 milliequivalents (mEq)/day) were analyzed using analysis of variance. The findings were verified in a second study which estimated dietary intakes using a more detailed record-assisted 24- hour recall (study B, n=232, 67±6 years). Fruit intake was significantly associated with NAE in both studies. In study A, fruit intake was 9% lower with each categorical NAE increase (unstandardized beta=-0.21,p=0.01) and 7% lower with each categorical NAE increase in study B (unstandardized beta=-0.18;p=0.02). Grain intake was positively associated with NAE in study B only (unstandardized beta=+0.14;p=0.01). Vegetable and protein intake were not associated with NAE in either study. The inverse association between fruit intake and NAE suggests low self-reported fruit intake may be an indicator of acid-producing diets in older adults.