TY - JOUR
T1 - No association between consumption of eggs with energy or macronutrient intake
T2 - Objective evidence from the remote food photography method
AU - Dhanasekara, Chathurika S.
AU - Dawson, John A.
AU - Martin, Corby K.
AU - Dhurandhar, Nikhil V.
N1 - Funding Information:
This study was funded by a grant from the American Egg Board/Egg Nutrition Center to NVD. Additional support was provided by U54 GM104940 from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences of the National Institutes of Health that funds the Louisiana Clinical and Translational Science Center , and NORC Grant P30 DK072476 entitled “Nutrition and Metabolic Health Through the Lifespan” sponsored by National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases .
Publisher Copyright:
© 2021 Diabetes India
PY - 2021/1/1
Y1 - 2021/1/1
N2 - Background and aims: Greater egg consumption is associated with poor glycemic control. However, greater egg intake could simply be a marker for other dietary indiscretions such as greater intake of energy or saturated fat, which may influence glycemic control. We examined the association between egg consumption and total energy intake and saturated fat intake, measured using the remote food photography method. Methods: An observational study was conducted with 48 healthy adults consuming ≥1 eggs/week. Photographs of all meals consumed for seven days were captured via a smartphone application called SmartIntake® and analyzed for nutrient intake. Fasting blood samples were collected. Linear correlations between egg consumption and nutrient intake or measures of glycemic control were determined. Results: Daily egg intake was significantly associated with cholesterol intake, but not with the daily energy and saturated fat intake or measures of glycemic control. Conclusions: Higher consumption of eggs in free-living conditions was not associated with undesirable profiles of macronutrient intake, total EI, or an impaired glycemic profile in this study population. Thus, the assertion that eggs are linked with impaired glycemic control because of the accompanying intake of greater energy and saturated fat, does not appear valid. Trial registration: NCT 03404700.
AB - Background and aims: Greater egg consumption is associated with poor glycemic control. However, greater egg intake could simply be a marker for other dietary indiscretions such as greater intake of energy or saturated fat, which may influence glycemic control. We examined the association between egg consumption and total energy intake and saturated fat intake, measured using the remote food photography method. Methods: An observational study was conducted with 48 healthy adults consuming ≥1 eggs/week. Photographs of all meals consumed for seven days were captured via a smartphone application called SmartIntake® and analyzed for nutrient intake. Fasting blood samples were collected. Linear correlations between egg consumption and nutrient intake or measures of glycemic control were determined. Results: Daily egg intake was significantly associated with cholesterol intake, but not with the daily energy and saturated fat intake or measures of glycemic control. Conclusions: Higher consumption of eggs in free-living conditions was not associated with undesirable profiles of macronutrient intake, total EI, or an impaired glycemic profile in this study population. Thus, the assertion that eggs are linked with impaired glycemic control because of the accompanying intake of greater energy and saturated fat, does not appear valid. Trial registration: NCT 03404700.
KW - Diabetes
KW - Dietary intake
KW - Food intake
KW - Glycemic control
KW - Objective method
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U2 - 10.1016/j.dsx.2021.01.010
DO - 10.1016/j.dsx.2021.01.010
M3 - Article
C2 - 33486223
AN - SCOPUS:85099613180
SN - 1871-4021
VL - 15
SP - 313
EP - 318
JO - Diabetes and Metabolic Syndrome: Clinical Research and Reviews
JF - Diabetes and Metabolic Syndrome: Clinical Research and Reviews
IS - 1
ER -