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Consumption of animal-based and processed food associated with cardiovascular r...
Acosta-Navarro,Júlio César; Oki,Adriana Midori; Antoniazzi,Luiza; Bonfim,Maria Aparecida Carlos; Hong,Valeria; Gaspar,Maria Cristina de AlmeidaSUMMARY OBJECTIVE To evaluate the frequency of food consumption in apparently healthy men and their association with cardiovascular risk factors and biomarkers of subclinical atherosclerosis. METHODS In this observational study, 88 men had their food standard obtained through the food frequency questionnaire (FFQ). Associations of dietary patterns with cardiovascular risk factors, such as anthropometric data, l...
Prevalence of Metabolic Syndrome and Framingham Risk Score in Apparently Health...
Navarro,Julio Cesar Acosta; Antoniazzi,Luiza; Oki,Adriana Midori; Bonfim,Maria Carlos; Hong,Valeria; Bortolotto,Luiz Aparecido; Acosta-Cardenas,PedroAbstract Background: Recent studies have shown a lower prevalence of metabolic syndrome (MSyn) in vegetarians (VEG) despite the inconclusive evidence from others. Objective: To verify the association between diet and other lifestyle characteristics and the prevalence of MSyn, cardiovascular risk factors (CRF), and Framingham Risk Score (FRS) in apparently healthy VEG and omnivorous (OMN) men. Methods: In this c...