Bawaked, Rowaedh Ahmed, 1985-Schröder, Helmut, 1958-Ribas Barba, LourdesCárdenas Fuentes, Gabriela, 1985-Peña-Quintana, LuisPérez Rodrigo, CarmenFitó Colomer, MontserratSerra Majem, Lluís2018-07-122018-07-122017Bawaked RA, Schröder H, Ribas-Barba L, Cárdenas G, Peña-Quintana L, Pérez-Rodrigo C. et al. Dietary flavonoids of Spanish youth: intakes, sources, and association with the Mediterranean diet. PeerJ. 2017 May 17;5:e3304. DOI: 10.7717/peerj.33042167-8359http://hdl.handle.net/10230/35139BACKGROUND: Plant-based diets have been linked to high diet quality and reduced risk of cardiovascular diseases. The health impact of plant-based diets might be partially explained by the concomitant intake of flavonoids. Estimation of flavonoids intake in adults has been important for the development of dietary recommendations and interventions for the prevention of weight gain and its consequences. However, estimation of flavonoids intake in children and adolescents is limited. METHODS: Average daily intake and sources of flavonoids were estimated for a representative national sample of 3,534 children and young people in Spain, aged 2-24 years. The data was collected between 1998 and 2000 by 24-h recalls. The Phenol-Explorer database and the USDA database on flavonoids content were used. Adherence to the Mediterranean diet was measured by the KIDMED index. RESULTS: The mean and median intakes of total flavonoids were 70.7 and 48.1 mg/day, respectively. The most abundant flavonoid class was flavan-3-ols (35.7%), with fruit being the top food source of flavonoids intake (42.8%). Total flavonoids intake was positively associated with the KIDMED index (p < 0.001). CONCLUSION: The results of this study provide primary information about flavonoids intake and main food sources in Spanish children, adolescents and young adults. Participants with high daily mean intake of flavonoids have higher adherence to the Mediterranean diet.application/pdfengCopyright ©2017 Bawaked et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, reproduction and adaptation in any medium and for any purpose provided that it is properly attributed. For attribution, the original author(s), title, publication source (PeerJ) and either DOI or URL of the article must be cited.Dieta mediterràniaFlavonoidesInfants -- AlimentacióAdolescents -- Alimentacióinfo:eu-repo/semantics/articlehttp://dx.doi.org/10.7717/peerj.3304AdolescentsChildrenFlavan-3-olsFlavonoidsFlavonoids intakeKIDMED indexMediterranean dietPlant-based dietsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess