ReviewAnnual review of nutrition2015
Stable Isotope Ratios as Biomarkers of Diet for Health Research.
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- Responsiveness of the Serum Carbon Isotope Ratio to Dietary Added Sugar Reduction in a Randomized Controlled Trial among Youth with Steatotic Liver Disease.The Journal of nutrition · 2025Trial
- Ketogenic diet but not free-sugar restriction alters glucose tolerance, lipid metabolism, peripheral tissue phenotype, and gut microbiome: RCT.Cell reports. Medicine · 2024Trial
- Carbon Isotope Ratios of Plasma and RBC Fatty Acids Identify Meat Consumers in a 12-Week Inpatient Feeding Study of 32 Men.The Journal of nutrition · 2023Trial
- Amino Acid Nitrogen Isotope Ratios Respond to Fish and Meat Intake in a 12-Week Inpatient Feeding Study of Men.The Journal of nutrition · 2022Trial
- Fertilizer Type Affects Stable Isotope Ratios of Nitrogen in Human Blood Plasma─Results from Two-Year Controlled Agricultural Field Trials and a Randomized Crossover Dietary Intervention Study.Journal of agricultural and food chemistry · 2022Trial
- The carbon isotope ratios of nonessential amino acids identify sugar-sweetened beverage (SSB) consumers in a 12-wk inpatient feeding study of 32 men with varying SSB and meat exposures.The American journal of clinical nutrition · 2021Trial
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- The Breath Carbon Isotope Ratio Reflects Short-term Added-Sugar Intake in a Dose-Response, Crossover Feeding Study of 12 Healthy Adults.The Journal of nutrition · 2021Trial
- Associations of plasma, RBCs, and hair carbon and nitrogen isotope ratios with fish, meat, and sugar-sweetened beverage intake in a 12-wk inpatient feeding study.The American journal of clinical nutrition · 2019Trial
- Stable isotopes from Earth science to bedside medicine: beyond tracers and toward mechanistic biomarkers in medical oncology.Medical oncology (Northwood, London, England) · 2026Review
- Livelihood and Dietary Transitions in Subsistence Populations of Northern Laos: Insights From Carbon and Nitrogen Stable Isotope Analysis.American journal of biological anthropology · 2026Article
- Carbon Isotope Ratios as Biomarkers for Added Sugar Intake: Fundamental Limitations that Constrain Valid Application.The Journal of nutrition · 2026Review
- The carbon isotope ratio of alanine is a biomarker of added sugar and sugar-sweetened beverage intakes: a pooled analysis of 4 studies.The American journal of clinical nutrition · 2025Article
- Chromosomal Inversion Associated With Diet Differences in Common Quails Sharing Wintering Grounds.Ecology and evolution · 2025Article
- Fetal dependency on maternal fatty acids: a pilot study in human pregnancies using the natural abundance variation ofThe British journal of nutrition · 2025Article
- Associations of Food Group Intakes with Serum Carbon Isotope Ratio Values in Youth: Results from 2 Prospective Pediatric Cohort Studies.The Journal of nutrition · 2025Article
- Intra-tooth stable isotope analysis reveals seasonal dietary variability and niche partitioning among bushpigs/red river hogs and warthogs.Current zoology · 2024Article
- Identifying sources of variation in added sugar intake for Alaska Native children using a hair biomarker.International journal of circumpolar health · 2024Article
- The carbon isotope ratio of breath is elevated by short-term and long-term added sugar and animal protein intake in a controlled feeding study.The American journal of clinical nutrition · 2024Article
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Abstract
Diet is a leading modifiable risk factor for chronic disease, but it remains difficult to measure accurately due to the error and bias inherent in self-reported methods of diet assessment. Consequently, there is a pressing need for more objective biomarkers of diet for use in health research. The stable isotope ratios of light elements are a promising set of candidate biomarkers because they vary naturally and reproducibly among foods, and those variations are captured in molecules and tissues with high fidelity. Recent studies have identified valid isotopic measures of short- and long-term sugar intake, meat intake, and fish intake in specific populations. These studies provide a strong foundation for validating stable isotopic biomarkers in the general US population. Approaches to improve specificity for specific foods are needed; for example, by modeling intake using multiple stable isotope ratios or by isolating and measuring specific molecules linked to foods of interest.
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