| Title: | Association between plant and animal protein and biological aging: findings from the UK Biobank |
| Journal: | European Journal of Nutrition |
| Published: | 18 Sep 2024 |
| Pubmed: | https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39292264/ |
| DOI: | https://doi.org/10.1007/s00394-024-03494-9 |
Publication 13471
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Abstract
PurposeThis study aimed to evaluate the relationship between plant protein, animal protein and biological aging through different dimensions of biological aging indices. Then explore the effects of substitution of plant protein, animal protein, and their food sources on biological aging.MethodsThe data came from 79,294 participants in the UK Biobank who completed at least two 24-h dietary assessments. Higher Klemera-Doubal Method Biological Age (HKDM-BA), higher PhenoAge (HPA), higher allostatic load (HAL), and longer telomere length (LTL) were estimated to assess biological aging. Logistic regression was used to estimate protein-biological aging associations. Substitution model was performed to assess the effect of dietary protein substitutions.ResultsPlant protein intake was inversely associated with HKDM-BA, HPA, HAL, and positively associated with LTL (odds ratios after fully adjusting and comparing the highest to the lowest quartile: 0.83 (0.79-0.88) for HKDM-BA, 0.86 (0.72-0.94) for HPA, 0.90 (0.85-0.95) for HAL, 1.06 (1.01-1.12) for LTL), while animal protein was not correlated with the four indices. Substituting 5% of energy intake from animal protein with plant protein, replacing red meat or poultry with whole grains, and replacing red or processed meat with nuts, were negatively associated with HKDM-BA, HPA, HAL and positively associated with LTL. However, an inverse association was found when legumes were substituted for yogurt. Gamma glutamyltransferase, alanine aminotransferase, and aspartate aminotransferase mediated the relationship between plant protein and HKDM-BA, HPA, HAL, and LTL (mediation proportion 11.5-24.5%; 1.9-6.7%; 2.8-4.5%, respectively).ConclusionHigher plant protein intake is inversely associated with biological aging. Although there is no association with animal protein, food with animal proteins displayed a varied correlation.</p>
16 Keywords
- Adult
- Aged
- Aging
- Animal Proteins, Dietary
- Animals
- Biological Specimen Banks
- Diet
- Dietary Proteins
- Female
- Humans
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Plant Proteins
- Plant Proteins, Dietary
- UK Biobank
- United Kingdom
10 Authors
- Xiaoqing Xu
- Jinxia Hu
- Xibo Pang
- Xuanyang Wang
- Huan Xu
- Xuemin Yan
- Jia Zhang
- Sijia Pan
- Wei Wei
- Ying Li
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