Raffael Ott, Robert Stein, Helena H Hauta-Alus, Justiina Ronkainen, Sílvia Fernández-Barrés, Ulrike Spielau, Holger Kirsten, Tanja Poulain, Phillip E Melton, Leanne K Küpers, Hatim Azaryah, Marco Colombo, Kathrin Landgraf, Elmar W Tobi, Therese O'Sullivan, Rae-Chi Huang, Cristina Campoy, Christiane Winkler, Jesus Vioque, Martine Vrijheid, Wieland Kiess, Antje Körner, Sylvain Sebert, Marjo-Riitta Jarvelin, Anette-G Ziegler, Sandra Hummel
OBJECTIVE: Dietary glycemic index (GI) and glycemic load (GL) are associated with cardiometabolic health in children and adolescents, with potential distinct effects in people with increased BMI. DNA methylation (DNAm) may mediate these effects. Thus, we conducted meta-analyses of epigenome-wide association studies (EWAS) between dietary GI and GL and blood DNAm of children and adolescents. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS: We calculated dietary GI and GL and performed EWAS in children and adolescents (age range: 4...
September 26, 2023: Diabetes Care