@deirdre_tobias @sguyenet @olafgalvan3 That's the problem of most biomarkers - they will give you similar information to a 24HDR. Hair would obviously be better - and there could be an opportunity with alanine. https://t.co/qmT9kys0av
@martinwhite33 It would be easy to measure the impact of cane sugar on consumption - there is a very nice marker of intake which we couldn't really use outside of the US so far. Measuring RBC d14C-alanine in NDNS samples over several years would be inte…
Carbon Isotope Ratio of Alanine in Red Blood Cells Is a New Candidate Biomarker of Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Intake http://t.co/zT9Jg76Rry
#JN reviews new biomarkers that could clarify whether and how sugar-sweetened drinks contribute to chronic disease: http://t.co/KS7XlpGvmE