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Salo, T., Niinistö, S., Korhonen, T., Pastell, H., Reinivuo, H., Takkinen, H., . . . Virtanen, S. (2023). Intake and sources of dietary fibre and dietary fibre fractions in Finnish children. British Journal of Nutrition, 130(8), 1416-1426. doi:10.1017/S0007114523000466

Intake and sources of dietary fibre and dietary fibre fractions in Finnish children

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Author: Salo, Tuuli E. I.1,2; Niinistö, Sari1; Korhonen, Tuuli E.1;
Organizations: 1Department of Public Health and Welfare, Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare, FI-00271 Helsinki, Finland
2Unit of Health Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences, Tampere University, FI-33014 Tampere, Finland
3Finnish Food Authority, Mustialankatu 3, FI-00790 Helsinki, Finland
4Research, Development and Innovation Center, Tampere University Hospital, P.O. Box 2000, FI-33521 Tampere, Finland
5Immunogenetics Laboratory, Institute of Biomedicine, University of Turku, FI-20014 Turku, Finland
6Research Centre for Integrative Physiology and Pharmacology, Institute of Biomedicine, University of Turku, FI-20520 Turku, Finland
7Department of Pediatrics, Turku University Hospital, FI-20520 Turku, Finland
8Pediatric Research Center, Children’s Hospital, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital, FI-00029 Helsinki, Finland
9Research Program for Clinical and Molecular Metabolism, Faculty of Medicine, University of Helsinki, FI-00014 Helsinki, Finland
10Department of Pediatrics, Tampere University Hospital, FI-33521 Tampere, Finland
11Department of Pediatrics, PEDEGO Research Unit, Medical Research Center Oulu, University of Oulu and Oulu University Hospital, FI-90014 Oulu, Finland
12Department of Children and Adolescents, Oulu University Hospital, P.O. Box 10, FI-90029 Oulu, Finland
13Center for Child Health Research, Tampere University and Tampere University Hospital, FI-33014 Tampere, Finland
Format: article
Version: published version
Access: open
Online Access: PDF Full Text (PDF, 0.4 MB)
Persistent link: http://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi-fe20231103142895
Language: English
Published: Cambridge University Press, 2023
Publish Date: 2023-11-03
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Abstract

The current definition of dietary fibre was adopted by the Codex Alimentarius Commission in 2009, but implementation requires updating food composition databases with values based on appropriate analysis methods. Previous data on population intakes of dietary fibre fractions are sparse. We studied the intake and sources of total dietary fibre (TDF) and dietary fibre fractions insoluble dietary fibre (IDF), dietary fibre soluble in water but insoluble in 76 % aqueous ethanol (SDFP) and dietary fibre soluble in water and soluble in 76 % aqueous ethanol (SDFS) in Finnish children based on new CODEX-compliant values of the Finnish National Food Composition Database Fineli. Our sample included 5193 children at increased genetic risk of type 1 diabetes from the Type 1 Diabetes Prediction and Prevention birth cohort, born between 1996 and 2004. We assessed the intake and sources based on 3-day food records collected at the ages of 6 months, 1, 3 and 6 years. Both absolute and energy-adjusted intakes of TDF were associated with age, sex and breast-feeding status of the child. Children of older parents, parents with a higher level of education, non-smoking mothers and children with no older siblings had higher energy-adjusted TDF intake. IDF was the major dietary fibre fraction in non-breastfed children, followed by SDFP and SDFS. Cereal products, fruits and berries, potatoes and vegetables were major food sources of dietary fibre. Breast milk was a major source of dietary fibre in 6-month-olds due to its human milk oligosaccharide content and resulted in high SDFS intakes in breastfed children.

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Series: British journal of nutrition
ISSN: 0007-1145
ISSN-E: 1475-2662
ISSN-L: 0007-1145
Volume: 130
Issue: 8
Pages: 1416 - 1426
DOI: 10.1017/S0007114523000466
OADOI: https://oadoi.org/10.1017/S0007114523000466
Type of Publication: A1 Journal article – refereed
Field of Science: 3123 Gynaecology and paediatrics
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Funding: This work was supported by the Academy of Finland (S.M.V., grants 63672, 79685, 79686, 80846, 201988, 210632, 129492, 126813, 276475 and 339922); the Yrjö Jahnsson Foundation (S.M.V.); the Juho Vainio Foundation (S.M.V.); the Competitive Research Funding of the Tampere University Hospital (S.M.V., grants 9E082, 9F089, 9G087, 9H092, 9J147, 9K149, 9L035, 9L117, 9M029, 9M114, 9N086, 9P017, 9P057, 9R012, 9R055, 9S015, 9S074, 9T072, 9U016, 9U065, 9V012, 9V072, 9X062 and 9AA020); Medical Research Funds of Turku (J.I., J.T.) and Oulu (R.V.) University Hospitals; the European Foundation for the Study of Diabetes (supported by EFSD/JDRF/Lilly) (S.M.V.); the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (J.T., M.K., R.V., grants 197032, 4-1998-274, 4-1999-731, 4-2001-435, 1-SRA-2016-342-M-R, 1-41 SRA-2019-732-M-B); the Novo Nordisk Foundation and EU Biomed 2 (J.T., M.K., R.V., BMH4-CT98-3314); Sigrid Juselius Foundation (J.I., J.T., M.K., R.V.) and Doctoral Programs for Public Health (S.M.V.). The funders had no role in the design, analysis or writing of this article. The authors declare that there are no conflicts of interest.
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