TY - JOUR
T1 - The potential impact of animal protein intake on global and abdominal obesity
T2 - Evidence from the Observation of Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Luxembourg (ORISCAV-LUX) study
AU - Alkerwi, Ala'a
AU - Sauvageot, Nicolas
AU - Buckley, Jonathan D.
AU - Donneau, Anne Françoise
AU - Albert, Adelin
AU - Guillaume, Michèle
AU - Crichton, Georgina E.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
Copyright © The Authors 2015.
PY - 2015/10/7
Y1 - 2015/10/7
N2 - Objective: To examine the association of total animal protein intake and protein derived from different dietary sources (meat; fish and shellfish; eggs; milk products) with global and abdominal obesity among adults in Luxembourg. Design: Binary logistic regression analysis was used to assess the relationship between animal protein intake (as a percentage of total energy intake) and global obesity (BMI≥30·0 kg/m2) and abdominal obesity (waist circumference ≥102 cm for men and ≥88 cm for women), after controlling for potential confounders. Setting: Observation of Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Luxembourg (ORISCAV-LUX) study. Subjects: The study population was derived from a national cross-sectional stratified sample of 1152 individuals aged 18-69 years, recruited between November 2007 and January 2009. Results: There was an independent positive association between total animal protein intake and both global (OR=1·18; 95 % CI 1·12, 1·25) and abdominal obesity (OR=1·14; 95 % CI 1·08, 1·20) after adjustment for age, gender, education, smoking, physical activity and intakes of total fat, carbohydrate, fibre, and fruit and vegetables. Protein intakes from meat, fish and shellfish were positively associated with global and abdominal obesity with further adjustment for vegetal protein and other sources of animal-derived protein (all P<0·01). Protein derived from eggs or milk products was unrelated to global or abdominal obesity. Conclusions: Our findings suggest that protein derived from animal sources, in particular from meat, fish and shellfish, may be associated with increased risk of both global and abdominal obesity among presumably healthy adults in Luxembourg. These findings suggest that lower animal protein intakes may be important for maintenance of healthy body weight.
AB - Objective: To examine the association of total animal protein intake and protein derived from different dietary sources (meat; fish and shellfish; eggs; milk products) with global and abdominal obesity among adults in Luxembourg. Design: Binary logistic regression analysis was used to assess the relationship between animal protein intake (as a percentage of total energy intake) and global obesity (BMI≥30·0 kg/m2) and abdominal obesity (waist circumference ≥102 cm for men and ≥88 cm for women), after controlling for potential confounders. Setting: Observation of Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Luxembourg (ORISCAV-LUX) study. Subjects: The study population was derived from a national cross-sectional stratified sample of 1152 individuals aged 18-69 years, recruited between November 2007 and January 2009. Results: There was an independent positive association between total animal protein intake and both global (OR=1·18; 95 % CI 1·12, 1·25) and abdominal obesity (OR=1·14; 95 % CI 1·08, 1·20) after adjustment for age, gender, education, smoking, physical activity and intakes of total fat, carbohydrate, fibre, and fruit and vegetables. Protein intakes from meat, fish and shellfish were positively associated with global and abdominal obesity with further adjustment for vegetal protein and other sources of animal-derived protein (all P<0·01). Protein derived from eggs or milk products was unrelated to global or abdominal obesity. Conclusions: Our findings suggest that protein derived from animal sources, in particular from meat, fish and shellfish, may be associated with increased risk of both global and abdominal obesity among presumably healthy adults in Luxembourg. These findings suggest that lower animal protein intakes may be important for maintenance of healthy body weight.
KW - Abdominal obesity
KW - Animal protein intake
KW - Cardiovascular risk factors
KW - Cross-sectional study
KW - Global obesity
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UR - https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25611401
U2 - 10.1017/S1368980014002596
DO - 10.1017/S1368980014002596
M3 - Article
C2 - 25611401
AN - SCOPUS:84983573778
SN - 1368-9800
VL - 18
SP - 1831
EP - 1838
JO - Public Health Nutrition
JF - Public Health Nutrition
IS - 10
ER -