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Usual dietary intake and cardiovascular risk factors in older Brazilian women

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Aim: To evaluate habitual macronutrient intake and its association with common cardiovascular risk factors in Brazilian elderly women. Methods: Analytical cross-sectional study with 293 subjects. Carbohydrate, protein and lipid intakes were determined based on a non-consecutive three-day dietary record. The following conditions were evaluated: dyslipidemia, systemic arterial hypertension, and type 2 diabetes. Results: Anthropometric, clinical and biochemical data revealed an elevated prevalence of classic cardiovascular risk factors in the sample. Higher energy intake from omega-3 fatty acid was associated with elevated levels of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (p<0.05), whereas a diet pattern with a relatively lower energy content from monounsaturated fatty acids was associated with the presence of type 2 diabetes (p<0.05). Conclusions: Results corroborate experimental reports and contribute by suggesting that the usual diet, independently of supplementation, may be valuable in promoting health and preventing chronic diseases of aging.

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  1. Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Médicas, Campus Universitário Darcy Ribeiro, Asa Norte, 70910-900, Brasília — DF, Brazil

    Otávio T. Nóbrega & Clayton F. Moraes

  2. Programa de Pós-Graduação em Gerontologia, Universidade Católica de Brasília, Brasília, Brazil

    Roberta S. Paula, Sarah R. S. Silveira, Alause S. Pires & Juliana O. Toledo

  3. Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências da Saúde, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Brasília, Brasília, Brazil

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    Clayton F. Moraes

  5. Programa de Pós-Graduação em Educação Física e Saúde, Universidade Católica de Brasília, Brasília, Brazil

    Claudio Córdova

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Nóbrega, O.T., Paula, R.S., Silveira, S.R.S. et al. Usual dietary intake and cardiovascular risk factors in older Brazilian women. Aging Clin Exp Res 24, 669–674 (2012). https://doi.org/10.3275/7674

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