title: Dietary intake and major sources of plant lignans in Latvian men and women.
abstract: Higher intake of lignans, diphenolic plant compounds, may reduce the risk of certain types of cancer and cardiovascular diseases. We assessed the dietary intake of four lignans: matairesinol, secoisolariciresinol, lariciresinol and pinoresinol. Furthermore, for the breads we supplemented the data with two more lignans: syringaresinol and medioresinol. Study subjects were 172 men and 97 women aged 40-75 years, residing in Riga, the capital of Latvia, all living at home, eating habitual food. Median total lignan intake was 2259 (range 1169-5759) μg/day. Secoisolariciresinol contributed 58% and syringaresinol 22% of lignan intake. Bread was the major food source of lignans in men (86%), whereas in women it was bread (57%) and flaxseed (35%).
authors: Department of Doctoral Studies, Riga Stradins University and Department of Food and Nutrition, Pauls Stradins Clinical University Hospital, Riga, Latvia. laila@meija.lv
authors: Laila
authors: L
authors: Meija
authors: Paivi
authors: P
authors: Söderholm
authors: Adile
authors: A
authors: Samaletdin
authors: Gita
authors: G
authors: Ignace
authors: Inese
authors: I
authors: Siksna
authors: Rafaels
authors: R
authors: Joffe
authors: Aivars
authors: A
authors: Lejnieks
authors: Vilnis
authors: V
authors: Lietuvietis
authors: Indrikis
authors: I
authors: Krams
authors: Herman
authors: H
authors: Adlercreutz
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001939:Bread; D002072:Butylene Glycols / Q000008:administration & dosage; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control; D004032:Diet; D005247:Feeding Behavior; D005260:Female; D019597:Flax / Q000737:chemistry*; D005663:Furans / Q000008:administration & dosage; D006801:Humans; D007844:Latvia; D017705:Lignans / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000517:prevention & control; D010636:Phenols / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D048789:Phytoestrogens / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D012737:Sex Factors
chemical_list: D002072:Butylene Glycols; D005663:Furans; D017705:Lignans; D010636:Phenols; D048789:Phytoestrogens; D010936:Plant Extracts; C576388:medioresinol; C042192:syringaresinol; C068935:matairesinol; C060282:lariciresinol; C060283:secoisolariciresinol; C103298:pinoresinol