Dietary intake of lycopene by the Belgian adult population

Public Health Nutrition

Tatiana Cucu¹  Stefanie Vandevijvere¹  Kevin Huvaere¹  Christine Vinkx¹  Joris Van Loco¹  Inge Huybrechts¹ 

关键词: Lycopene;    Dietary intake;    Belgian population;    Tomatoes;   

DOI  :  10.1017/S1368980012005459

学科分类：卫生学

来源: Cambridge University Press

【 摘 要 】

AbstractObjectiveLycopene is a potent antioxidant, and it has been suggested that intake of tomatoes and tomato products containing lycopene is associated with a decreased risk of various chronic diseases. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the distribution of dietary lycopene intake in the Belgian population and to determine the most important contributors to lycopene intake.DesignCross-sectional study.SettingNational food consumption data from the Belgian Food Consumption Survey (BFCS) 2004 were used for the intake assessment. Determination of the lycopene content in foods was performed with HPLC-UV. Individual food consumption data were multiplied by the actual mean concentrations of lycopene per food.SubjectsIndividuals (n 3083) aged 15 years and older participated in the study and provided two 24 h recalls.ResultsThe mean lycopene intake among Belgian adults was 4·1 (sd 2·3) mg/d or 0·059 (sd 0·033) mg/kg body weight per d. Lycopene intake among men (4·6 (sd 2·6) mg/d) was higher than among women (3·6 (sd 2·1) mg/d), and was higher in the younger compared with the older age groups. Cis-lycopene intake represented about one-third of the total lycopene intake. Tomatoes and tomato products (43 %) and sauces and ready-to-eat meals containing tomato sauces (41 %) were the main contributors to lycopene intake in Belgium.ConclusionsThe lycopene intake of the Belgian adult population was comparable to intakes reported in neighbouring countries and was below the acceptable daily intake.

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