Title
Total and whole grain intake in Latin America: findings from the multicenter cross-sectional Latin American Study of Health and Nutrition (ELANS)
Date Issued
01 February 2022
Access level
open access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Fisberg R.M.
Fontanelli M.M.
Kowalskys I.
Gómez G.
Rigotti A.
Cortés L.Y.
García M.Y.
Herrera-Cuenca M.
Fisberg M.
Fisberg M.
Kovalskys I.
Salas G.G.
Rigotti A.
Sanabria L.Y.C.
García M.C.Y.
Herrera-Cuenca M.
Koletzko B.
Moreno L.A.
Pratt M.
Fisberg R.M.
Previdelli A.N.
Guajardo V.
Zimberg I.Z.
Guajardo V.
Amigo M.P.
Janezic X.
Cardini F.
Echeverry M.
de França N.A.G.
Echeverría G.
Landaeta L.
Castillo Ó.
Vargas L.N.
Castillo L.F.T.Y.M.
Rojas R.M.
Cáceres M.V.
Ocampo M.B.
Liria M.R.
Abad M.
Herrera-Cuenca M.
Landaeta-Jiménez M.
Méndez B.
Vásquez M.
Ramírez G.
Hernández P.
Meza C.
Rivas O.
Morales V.
Gonçalves P.B.
Alberico C.
de Moraes Ferrari G.L.
Publisher(s)
Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
Abstract
Purpose: Understanding whole-grain intake and its associated factors is essential to tackle the double burden of malnutrition faced by Latin American countries. This study aimed to characterize total and whole grain intake in Latin American countries and to investigate foods contributing to these intake in the region. Methods: Data were obtained from the multicenter cross-sectional survey Latin American Study of Nutrition and Health (ELANS), including 9128 participants residing in urban areas of eight Latin American countries. Data collection was performed via two household visits using a standardized questionnaire and two 24 h dietary recalls. Usual dietary intake of total grain foods and foods containing whole grains was estimated. The association between the intake of grain food groups and sociodemographic variables was investigated using multiple linear regression models with random intercepts. Results: Mean intake of total grain foods and foods containing whole grains was 318.6 g/d and 14.7 g/d, respectively. Total grain foods were less consumed by participants at older ages (−9.8 g/d), and females (−9.9 g/d), and more consumed by those in the lowest socioeconomic category (24.8 g/d). Foods containing whole grains were more consumed by participants at older ages (3.3 g/d), and females (4.0 g/d), while those in the lowest socioeconomic category consumed 2.9 g/d less. Major contributors to energy provided from foods containing whole grains were oatmeal, masa harina, whole-wheat bread, corn chips, and wheat crackers. Conclusion: The intake of grain foods represented a substantial part of the Latin American population’s diet, but the intake of foods containing whole grains was extremely low in all assessed countries.
Start page
489
End page
501
Volume
61
Issue
1
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Ciencias de la salud
Subjects
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85123813466
PubMed ID
Source
European Journal of Nutrition
ISSN of the container
14366207
Sponsor(s)
The International Breakfast Researcher Initiative and this data analysis were funded by Cereal Partner Worldwide (CPW). Fieldwork and data analysis compromised in ELANS protocol was supported by a scientific grant from the Coca Cola Company, and by grant and/ or support from Instituto Pensi/Hospital Infantil Sabara, International Life Science Institute of Argentina, Universidad de Costa Rica, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Universidad Central de Venezuela (CENDES-UCV)/Fundación Bengoa, Universidad San Francisco de Quito, and Instituto de Investigación Nutricional de Peru.
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