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ReviewNutrition reviews2022

Grains - a major source of sustainable protein for health.

Kaisa S Poutanen, Anna O Kårlund, Carlos Gómez-Gallego, Daniel P Johansson, Nathalie M Scheers, Ingela M Marklinder, Anne K Eriksen, Pia C Silventoinen, Emilia Nordlund, Nesli Sozer and 3 more

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Review in Nutrition reviews, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 82 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
82citing papers in PubMed, 3 pooled it
26.8field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

82 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 260 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

13 authors at 7 institutions in 3 countries.

Kaisa S PoutanenVTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, Espoo, Finland.
Anna O KårlundFaculty of Health Sciences, Institute of Public Health and Clinical Nutrition, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland.
Carlos Gómez-GallegoFaculty of Health Sciences, Institute of Public Health and Clinical Nutrition, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland.
Daniel P JohanssonDepartment of Molecular Sciences, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala, Sweden.
Nathalie M ScheersDivision of Food and Nutrition Science, Department of Biology and Biological Engineering, Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg, Sweden.
Ingela M MarklinderDepartment of Food Studies, Nutrition and Dietetics, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden.
Anne K EriksenUnit of Diet, Genes and Environment, Danish Cancer Society Research Center, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Pia C SilventoinenVTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, Espoo, Finland.
Emilia NordlundVTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, Espoo, Finland.
Nesli SozerVTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, Espoo, Finland.
Kati J HanhinevaFaculty of Health Sciences, Institute of Public Health and Clinical Nutrition, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland.
Marjukka KolehmainenFaculty of Health Sciences, Institute of Public Health and Clinical Nutrition, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland.
Rikard LandbergDivision of Food and Nutrition Science, Department of Biology and Biological Engineering, Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg, Sweden.ORCID 0000-0002-6399-7608
VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland · FIUniversity of Eastern Finland · FIChalmers University of Technology · SEDanish Cancer Society · DKSwedish University of Agricultural Sciences · SEUniversity of Turku · FIUppsala University · SE

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cereal grains are the main dietary source of energy, carbohydrates, and plant proteins world-wide. Currently, only 41% of grains are used for human consumption, and up to 35% are used for animal feed. Cereals have been overlooked as a source of environmentally sustainable and healthy plant proteins and could play a major role in transitioning towards a more sustainable food system for healthy diets. Cereal plant proteins are of good nutritional quality, but lysine is often the limiting amino acid. When consumed as whole grains, cereals provide health-protecting components such as dietary fiber and phytochemicals. Shifting grain use from feed to traditional foods and conceptually new foods and ingredients could improve protein security and alleviate climate change. Rapid development of new grain-based food ingredients and use of grains in new food contexts, such as dairy replacements and meat analogues, could accelerate the transition. This review discusses recent developments and outlines future perspectives for cereal grain use.

Indexed as

Dietary FiberEdible GrainHumansNutritive ValuePlant ProteinsWhole GrainsDietary FiberPlant Proteinscereal foodhealthnutrientproteinssustainable dietwhole grains

Identifiers

PMID34741520
PMCPMC9086769
OpenAlexW3208775726

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