High dietary advanced glycation end products (dAGEs) intake is associated with obesity risk in college students
Abstract
Purpose
This study aims to evaluate the relationship between the estimated levels of diet advanced glycation end products (dAGEs) intake and obesity in university students.
Design/methodology/approach
This cross-sectional study included 301 university students aged 18–30 years. dAGEs was estimated using a food frequency questionnaire, for 549 routinely consumed food items and were reported by dividing total energy intake. Dietary intake and sociodemographic data were collected using validated questionnaires, and the anthropometric characteristics were measured. The relationship between anthropometric measurements and dAGEs intake was examined by binary logistic regression.
Findings
A total of 43.2% of the participants had high levels of dAGEs. A significant decreasing trend was found in the percentage of carbohydrate intake compared to the increasing trend in dAGEs consumption (p = 0.005). The percentage of fat intake and meat consumption were significantly higher in participants with the highest consumption, compared with the lowest consumption of dAGEs (p = 0.006). According to the dAGEs classification of participants, body mass index, waist circumference and energy intake were found to be significantly related in all model groups. Accordingly, the increase in body mass index, waist circumference and energy intake were determined as a risk factor in those with high dAGEs intakes.
Originality/value
The findings of this study emphasized that higher intake of dAGEs was associated with an increased risk of obesity parameters in college students.
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Acknowledgements
Author contributions: The first author designed, conducted and analyzed data for this study. The first author also contributed to the writing and editing of the entire manuscript and contributed to the writing of the introduction, results and discussion sections and designing tables. The second author contributed by mentoring the first author from Project design through completion and editing of the manuscript.
Ethical statement: All participants provided informed consent for their participation in the survey. Approval for this study was provided by the Ankara University Ethics Committee, 56786525–050.04.04/490257.
Data availability: Data will be made available on request.
An Ethics Committee Approval dated April 21, 2022 and numbered 56786525–050.04.04/490257 was obtained from Ankara University Clinical Research Ethics Committee to conduct this study.
Citation
Kılınç, G.E. and Güleç, A. (2024), "High dietary advanced glycation end products (dAGEs) intake is associated with obesity risk in college students", Nutrition & Food Science, Vol. ahead-of-print No. ahead-of-print. https://doi.org/10.1108/NFS-06-2024-0193
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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