Grötätande och kroppsvikt, BMI och midjemått

[King Grub]

Data from the 2001–2010 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) were analyzed to assess the relationship between oatmeal consumption and nutrient intake, diet quality, and physiological measures in adults 19 years and older (n=22,823). We hypothesized that oatmeal consumption is associated with a more favorable nutrient intake profile, better diet quality, and healthier physiological endpoints. Oatmeal consumers (n=1,429) were defined as those who had consumed any amount of cooked oatmeal cereal during a 24-hour recall period. Multiple regression analysis, after transforming variables to normality and using appropriate sample weights to ensure national representation, was used to assess differences between oatmeal consumers and non-consumers in terms of demographics, and covariate-adjusted analysis of variance (ANOVA) was used to assess differences between consumers and non-consumers in nutrient intakes, diet quality (calculated using the Healthy Eating Index-2010, [HEI-2010]), and physiological measures. Our results show that oatmeal consumers were older than non-consumers and more likely to be female; they also were less likely to smoke and consumed less alcohol. Consumers had higher intakes of protein, dietary fiber, vitamin A, thiamin, calcium, phosphorus, magnesium, iron, copper, selenium, and potassium and lower intakes of total, monounsaturated, and saturated fats, cholesterol, and vitamin B12. Oatmeal consumers had higher HEI-2010 scores and lower body weights, waist circumferences (WC), and body mass indices (BMI). To conclude, our results suggest that consuming oatmeal is consistent with better nutrient intakes and a higher diet quality.

Oatmeal Consumption is Associated with Better Diet Quality and Lower Body Mass Index in Adults: The National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), 2001–2010. Nutrition Research 5 October 2015.

http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0271531715002286