Vegetable and Fruit Intakes Are Associated with hs-CRP Levels in Pre-Pubertal Girls

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Vegetable and Fruit Intakes Are Associated with hs-CRP Levels in Pre-Pubertal Girls

Leandro Soriano-guillén Jose M. Martin-moreno Teresa Gavela-pérez Pilar Navarro Carmen Garcés Asha Jois Olaya De Dios Lydia Gorgojo

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Dietary Fiber Male 0301 basic medicine Cross-sectional study medicine.medical_treatment Adolescents Body Mass Index chemistry.chemical_compound hs-CRP levels Surveys and Questionnaires Vegetables Vitamin E Medicine pre-pubertal children Food science Child Vitamin A hs-CRP levels; pre-pubertal children; fibre intake; vegetable intake; fruit intake; antioxidants education.field_of_study Nutrition and Dietetics biology Fatty Acids fibre intake C-Reactive Protein antioxidants Saturated fatty acid Female Dieta lcsh:Nutrition. Foods and food supply Vitamin Population lcsh:TX341-641 Article 03 medical and health sciences fruit intake Food Quality vegetable intake Humans education Inflammation 030109 nutrition & dietetics business.industry Vitamin E Puberty C-reactive protein Diet Cross-Sectional Studies Socioeconomic Factors chemistry Fruit biology.protein business Food quality Body mass index Food Science

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The influence of diet on inflammation in children remains unclear. We aimed to analyze the influence of diet on high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP) levels in a pre-pubertal population free of other influences that may affect hs-CRP levels. We determined hs-CRP levels in 571 six- to eight-year-old children using an hs-CRP ELISA kit. Information on food and nutrient intake was obtained through a food-frequency questionnaire. Overall dietary quality was assessed using the Healthy Eating Index (HEI). We found that girls in the highest tertile of hs-CRP levels had a higher intake of saturated fatty acid, and lower intakes of fiber and vitamin E and a lower HEI score when compared to those in tertiles 1 and 2. We also observed a significant decrease in fruit and vegetable intakes by hs-CRP tertile. Factor analysis showed that a dietary pattern that was loaded most strongly with vegetable, fruit, fiber and vitamin A and E intakes correlated negatively (−0.132, p < 0.05) with hs-CRP. No such association was found in boys. In conclusion, our data show that girls with a poorer quality diet show higher hs-CRP levels already at a pre-pubertal age.

year	journal	country	edition	language
2017-03-02	Nutrients

https://doi.org/10.3390/nu9030224