Melanie M Mott1, Megan A McCrory2, Linda G Bandini2,3, Howard J Cabral4, Stephen R Daniels5, Martha R Singer1, Lynn L Moore1. 1. a Preventive Medicine and Epidemiology, Department of Medicine , Boston University School of Medicine , Boston , Massachusetts , USA. 2. b Department of Health Sciences , Boston University , Boston , Massachusetts , USA. 3. c Eunice Kennedy Shriver Center , University of Massachusetts Medical School , Waltham , Massachusetts , USA. 4. d Department of Biostatistics , Boston University School of Public Health , Boston , Massachusetts , USA. 5. e University of Colorado School of Medicine , Children's Hospital Colorado , Aurora , Colorado , USA.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: Longitudinal data on cardiometabolic effects of egg intake during adolescence are lacking. The current analyses aim to evaluate the impact of usual adolescent egg consumption on lipid levels, fasting glucose, and insulin resistance during late adolescence (age 17-20 years). METHODS: Data from 1392 girls, aged 9 to 10 at baseline and followed for 10 years, in the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute's National Growth and Health Study were used to examine the association between usual egg intake alone and in combination with other healthy lifestyle factors and late adolescent lipid levels, fasting glucose, and insulin resistance, measured as homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance (HOMA-IR). Diet was assessed using 3-day food records during eight examination cycles. Girls were classified according to usual weekly egg intake, ages 9-17 years: <1 egg/wk (n = 361), 1 to <3 eggs/wk (n = 703), and ≥3 eggs/wk (n = 328). Analysis of covariance modeling was used to control for confounding by other behavioral and biological risk factors. RESULTS: Girls with low, moderate, and high egg intakes had adjusted low-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels of 99.7, 98.8, and 95.5 mg/dL, respectively (p = 0.0778). In combination with higher intakes of fiber, dairy, or fruits and vegetables, these beneficial effects were stronger and statistically significant. There was no evidence that ≥3 eggs/wk had an adverse effect on lipids, glucose, or HOMA-IR. More active girls who consumed ≥3 eggs/wk had the lowest levels of insulin resistance. CONCLUSION: These results suggest that eggs may be included as part of a healthy adolescent diet without adverse effects on glucose, lipid levels, or insulin resistance.
OBJECTIVE: Longitudinal data on cardiometabolic effects of egg intake during adolescence are lacking. The current analyses aim to evaluate the impact of usual adolescent egg consumption on lipid levels, fasting glucose, and insulin resistance during late adolescence (age 17-20 years). METHODS: Data from 1392 girls, aged 9 to 10 at baseline and followed for 10 years, in the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute's National Growth and Health Study were used to examine the association between usual egg intake alone and in combination with other healthy lifestyle factors and late adolescent lipid levels, fasting glucose, and insulin resistance, measured as homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance (HOMA-IR). Diet was assessed using 3-day food records during eight examination cycles. Girls were classified according to usual weekly egg intake, ages 9-17 years: <1 egg/wk (n = 361), 1 to <3 eggs/wk (n = 703), and ≥3 eggs/wk (n = 328). Analysis of covariance modeling was used to control for confounding by other behavioral and biological risk factors. RESULTS:Girls with low, moderate, and high egg intakes had adjusted low-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels of 99.7, 98.8, and 95.5 mg/dL, respectively (p = 0.0778). In combination with higher intakes of fiber, dairy, or fruits and vegetables, these beneficial effects were stronger and statistically significant. There was no evidence that ≥3 eggs/wk had an adverse effect on lipids, glucose, or HOMA-IR. More active girls who consumed ≥3 eggs/wk had the lowest levels of insulin resistance. CONCLUSION: These results suggest that eggs may be included as part of a healthy adolescent diet without adverse effects on glucose, lipid levels, or insulin resistance.
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