Campbell Systematic Reviews (Sep 2021)

PROTOCOL: The association between whole‐grain dietary intake and noncommunicable diseases: A systematic review and meta‐analysis

  • Wasim A. Iqbal,
  • Gavin B. Stewart,
  • Abigail Smith,
  • Linda Errington,
  • Chris J. Seal

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1002/cl2.1186
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 17, no. 3
pp. n/a – n/a

Abstract

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Abstract Our primary research questions are: (1) What is the association between whole grains (WG) intake and the prevalence of NCDs (i.e., type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, obesity, cancer, mortality) and their biomarkers? (2) Which biomarker(s) has/have the greatest association with WG intake when combining multiple biomarkers together in the same analysis? Our secondary research question is: (3) Are there dose–response relationships between WG intake and biomarkers and prevalence of NCDs which could help inform a universal recommendation for WG intake?