Evidence of familial resemblance and family-based heritability of food intakes derived from a longitudinal cohort study

Abstract We sought to investigate the familial aggregation and family-based heritability of dietary intakes among adults in a population-based longitudinal study of the Tehran Lipid and Glucose Study (TLSG). Total of 4359 males and 5439 females entered our study. We categorized foods into main group...

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Main Authors: Mahdi Akbarzadeh, Farshad Teymoori, Parisa Riahi, Hossein Farhadnejad, Hamid Ahmadirad, Asiyeh Sadat Zahedi, Firoozeh Hosseini-Esfahani, Maryam Zarkesh, Mohammadreza Vafa, Parvin Mirmiran, Maryam S. Daneshpour
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Published: Nature Portfolio 2023-07-01
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-38326-z
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author Mahdi Akbarzadeh
Farshad Teymoori
Parisa Riahi
Hossein Farhadnejad
Hamid Ahmadirad
Asiyeh Sadat Zahedi
Firoozeh Hosseini-Esfahani
Maryam Zarkesh
Mohammadreza Vafa
Parvin Mirmiran
Maryam S. Daneshpour
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Farshad Teymoori
Parisa Riahi
Hossein Farhadnejad
Hamid Ahmadirad
Asiyeh Sadat Zahedi
Firoozeh Hosseini-Esfahani
Maryam Zarkesh
Mohammadreza Vafa
Parvin Mirmiran
Maryam S. Daneshpour
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description Abstract We sought to investigate the familial aggregation and family-based heritability of dietary intakes among adults in a population-based longitudinal study of the Tehran Lipid and Glucose Study (TLSG). Total of 4359 males and 5439 females entered our study. We categorized foods into main groups based on the literature on main food groups and their subgroups among the Iranian dietary habits and food culture as follows: grains, fruits, vegetables, dairy, meats, legume, nuts, beverages, snacks, and fats. The intraclass correlation coefficients (ICC) are estimated to verify familial resemblance of dietary habits for all relative pairs and spouses. Family-based heritability is obtained using a mixed effect framework with likelihood-based approach. For almost all food groups, the correlation between parents and offsprings tended to be larger than those of siblings. Family-based heritability of food groups varies from the lowest 6.36% for snacks to the highest 25.67% for fruits, and 25.66% for legume. Our findings indicated weak-to-moderate similarities between parents' and offspring's food intakes; however, the similarity in parent–child food intakes was different, and the correlation in mother-daughter food intakes was stronger than other parent–child correlations, and almost all of dietary components showed strong family-based heritability.
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spelling doaj.art-12134ddd97744f13843fc606434ecadc2023-07-30T11:15:50ZengNature PortfolioScientific Reports2045-23222023-07-0113111010.1038/s41598-023-38326-zEvidence of familial resemblance and family-based heritability of food intakes derived from a longitudinal cohort studyMahdi Akbarzadeh0Farshad Teymoori1Parisa Riahi2Hossein Farhadnejad3Hamid Ahmadirad4Asiyeh Sadat Zahedi5Firoozeh Hosseini-Esfahani6Maryam Zarkesh7Mohammadreza Vafa8Parvin Mirmiran9Maryam S. Daneshpour10Cellular, and Molecular Endocrine Research Center, Research Institute for Endocrine Sciences, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical SciencesNutrition and Endocrine Research Center, Research Institute for Endocrine Sciences, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical SciencesCellular, and Molecular Endocrine Research Center, Research Institute for Endocrine Sciences, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical SciencesNutrition and Endocrine Research Center, Research Institute for Endocrine Sciences, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical SciencesNutrition and Endocrine Research Center, Research Institute for Endocrine Sciences, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical SciencesCellular, and Molecular Endocrine Research Center, Research Institute for Endocrine Sciences, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical SciencesNutrition and Endocrine Research Center, Research Institute for Endocrine Sciences, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical SciencesCellular, and Molecular Endocrine Research Center, Research Institute for Endocrine Sciences, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical SciencesDepartment of Nutrition, School of Public Health, Iran University of Medical SciencesNutrition and Endocrine Research Center, Research Institute for Endocrine Sciences, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical SciencesCellular, and Molecular Endocrine Research Center, Research Institute for Endocrine Sciences, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical SciencesAbstract We sought to investigate the familial aggregation and family-based heritability of dietary intakes among adults in a population-based longitudinal study of the Tehran Lipid and Glucose Study (TLSG). Total of 4359 males and 5439 females entered our study. We categorized foods into main groups based on the literature on main food groups and their subgroups among the Iranian dietary habits and food culture as follows: grains, fruits, vegetables, dairy, meats, legume, nuts, beverages, snacks, and fats. The intraclass correlation coefficients (ICC) are estimated to verify familial resemblance of dietary habits for all relative pairs and spouses. Family-based heritability is obtained using a mixed effect framework with likelihood-based approach. For almost all food groups, the correlation between parents and offsprings tended to be larger than those of siblings. Family-based heritability of food groups varies from the lowest 6.36% for snacks to the highest 25.67% for fruits, and 25.66% for legume. Our findings indicated weak-to-moderate similarities between parents' and offspring's food intakes; however, the similarity in parent–child food intakes was different, and the correlation in mother-daughter food intakes was stronger than other parent–child correlations, and almost all of dietary components showed strong family-based heritability.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-38326-z
spellingShingle Mahdi Akbarzadeh
Farshad Teymoori
Parisa Riahi
Hossein Farhadnejad
Hamid Ahmadirad
Asiyeh Sadat Zahedi
Firoozeh Hosseini-Esfahani
Maryam Zarkesh
Mohammadreza Vafa
Parvin Mirmiran
Maryam S. Daneshpour
Evidence of familial resemblance and family-based heritability of food intakes derived from a longitudinal cohort study
Scientific Reports
title Evidence of familial resemblance and family-based heritability of food intakes derived from a longitudinal cohort study
title_full Evidence of familial resemblance and family-based heritability of food intakes derived from a longitudinal cohort study
title_fullStr Evidence of familial resemblance and family-based heritability of food intakes derived from a longitudinal cohort study
title_full_unstemmed Evidence of familial resemblance and family-based heritability of food intakes derived from a longitudinal cohort study
title_short Evidence of familial resemblance and family-based heritability of food intakes derived from a longitudinal cohort study
title_sort evidence of familial resemblance and family based heritability of food intakes derived from a longitudinal cohort study
url https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-38326-z
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