A comparison of 24h urinary deoxynivalenol with recent v. average cereal consumption for UK adults

Deoxynivalenol (DON) is a toxic fungal metabolite found on wheat, maize and barley. We previously reported a significant association between the amount of DON in a single 24h urine sample and the average cereal intake over 7d for 300 UK adults. In this more detailed analysis of the data, food diary...

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Published in:British journal of nutrition 2009-11, Vol.102 (9), p.1276-1279
Main Authors: Turner, Paul C, Taylor, Elizabeth F, White, Kay LM, Cade, Janet E, Wild, Christopher P
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Hordeum vulgare
Triticum aestivum
Zea mays
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Summary:Deoxynivalenol (DON) is a toxic fungal metabolite found on wheat, maize and barley. We previously reported a significant association between the amount of DON in a single 24h urine sample and the average cereal intake over 7d for 300 UK adults. In this more detailed analysis of the data, food diary information (n 255) for the day of urine collection (model I), the previous 24h period (model II) and the day of urine collection plus the previous 24h combined (model III) were further examined to assess whether the recent intake of cereal correlated more strongly with urinary DON, compared with the longer-term assessment of usual cereal intake from 7d food diaries (model IV). DON was detected in 254/255 (99.6%) urine samples (mean 12.0kg/d; range not detected-66kg/d). For all the models, total cereal intake was positively associated with urinary DON (P
ISSN:0007-1145
1475-2662
DOI:10.1017/S0007114509990390