Isoflavone intake in four different European countries : The VENUS approach
article
The aim of this study was to identify the level of isoflavone intake (total isoflavones, daidzein and genistein) in four European countries: Ireland, Italy, The Netherlands and the UK. For this purpose national food composition databases of isoflavone content were created in a comparable way, using the Vegetal Estrogens in Nutrition and the Skeleton (VENUS) analytical database as a common basis, and appropriate food consumption data were selected. The isoflavone intake in Ireland, Italy, The Netherlands and the UK is on average less than 1 mg/d. Small groups of consumers of soya foods could be identified in Ireland, The Netherlands and the UK. The estimated intake levels are low compared with those found in typical Asian diets (∼20-100 mg/d) and also low compared with levels where physiological effects are expected (60-100 mg/d). The results (including a subgroup analysis of soya product consumers) showed that such levels are difficult to achieve with the European diets studied here.
Chemicals/CAS: daidzein, 486-66-8; genistein, 446-72-0; isoflavone, 574-12-9; daidzein, 486-66-8; Genistein, 446-72-0; Isoflavones
Chemicals/CAS: daidzein, 486-66-8; genistein, 446-72-0; isoflavone, 574-12-9; daidzein, 486-66-8; Genistein, 446-72-0; Isoflavones
Topics
Food and Chemical Risk AnalysisDaidzeinGenisteinOestrogen-like compoundsDaidzeinGenisteinIsoflavoneAgeAsianData baseDietFemaleFood compositionHealth surveyHumanInformation processingIrelandItalyMaleNetherlandsPhysiologySex differenceSoybeanUnited KingdomAdolescentChildEuropeFactual databaseInfantMiddle agedPreschool childStatisticsGlycine maxAdult
TNO Identifier
237119
ISSN
00071145
Source
British Journal of Nutrition, 89(SUPPL. 1)