您吃多少超流行食物?血液和尿液记录

一项新的研究表明,血液和尿液样本可以提供饮食的客观度量,并有助于解开其与疾病的联系

来源:科学美国人

您吃多少超流行食物?血液和尿液记录

A new study suggests blood and urine samples could provide an objective measure of diets and help unravel their connections to disease

Smriti Mallapaty&Nature Magazine

smriti mallapaty 自然杂志
富含工业食品的饮食与多种健康状况有关。

Molecules in urine and blood can reveal how much of a person’s diet comes from ultra-processed foods, according to a study published in PLOS Medicine today.该论文表明,这些测量值提供了一种目标方法来跟踪超级加工食品的消费,并且对于研究与糖尿病和癌症等疾病的联系非常有用。

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Ultra-processed foods are industrially manufactured and often contain ingredients, such as additives and emulsifiers, that are not typically found in home-cooked food. From sweetened yogurts to factory-made bread and packaged snacks, “it’s a really wide range of foods”, says study co-author Erikka Loftfield, an epidemiologist at the US National Cancer Institute in Rockville, Maryland.

Studies have linked high consumption of ultra-processed food to an increased risk of obesity, cardiovascular disease, diabetes and some types of cancer.但是这些调查通常依靠要求个人记住他们吃了什么,这可能是不可靠的。

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“这项工作很重要,”伦敦帝国学院的分子流行病学家奥利弗·罗宾逊(Oliver Robinson)说。 “传统的饮食评估方法中有很多测量错误。”

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