Plasma alkylresorcinols, biomarkers of whole-grain wheat and rye intake, and risk of type 2 diabetes in Scandinavian men and women

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 104, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 88-96

  Biskup, Izabela ^a,b   Kyrø, Cecilie ^c   Marklund, Matti ^d   Olsen, Anja ^c   Van Dam, Rob M ^e,f   Tjønneland, Anne ^c   Overvad, Kim ^g   Lindahl, Bernt ^h   Johansson, Ingegerd ^h   Landberg, Rikard ^a,i  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^b WROCLAW MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

^c DANISH CANCER SOCIETY RESEARCH CENTER   (Denmark)

^d UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^e Dept Medicine Endocrinol Diabet   (Singapore)

^f HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^g AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^h UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

ⁱ KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Alkylresorcinols; Biomarker; Nested case control studies; Type 2 diabetes; Whole grains

Indexed keywords

ALKYLRESORCINOL; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; RESORCINOL DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETARY INTAKE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FOOD FREQUENCY QUESTIONNAIRE; HUMAN; LOW RISK POPULATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; RYE; SECONDARY ANALYSIS; WHEAT; WHOLE GRAIN; BLOOD; CHEMISTRY; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; DIET; DIETARY FIBER; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; SECALE; STATISTICAL MODEL; THERAPEUTIC USE;

ADULT; BIOMARKERS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; DIET; DIETARY FIBER; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; RESORCINOLS; SECALE; TRITICUM; WHOLE GRAINS;

EID: 84977100516     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: 19383207     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3945/ajcn.116.133496     Document Type: Article

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