El exceso de grasa visceral constituye un factor de riesgo independiente y se correlaciona más fuertemente con los cambios metabólicos cuando se compara con la grasa abdominal total o subcutánea. El objetivo del estudio fue desarrollar y validar una ecuación predictiva para estimar el tejido adiposo visceral (TAV) a partir de parámetros antropométricos y bioquímicos. Estudio metodológico desarrollado a partir d...
Introduction: In view of the current obesity epidemic in Brazil and worldwide, it is relevant to study the effect of behavioral strategies on weight control and metabolic parameters. Objective: To evaluate the impact of caloric restriction on the metabolic profile and anthropometric parameters in overweight adults. Materials and Methods: Prospective study of clinical intervention, involving overweight individua...
Introduction: The quality indexes of the diet assess in a more global way the food consumption of the populations, being useful tools to evaluate the degree of agreement with a healthy diet. Objective: To evaluate the quality of the diet of overweight individuals. Materials and Methods: Cross-sectional study, involving patients aged ≥18 years and Body Mass Index ≥ 25kg / m2 for adults and ≥ 27kg / m2 for the ...
Background: Appropriate dietary recommendations represent a key part of secondary prevention in cardiovascular disease (CVD). We evaluated the effectiveness of the implementation of a nutritional program on quality of diet, cardiovascular events, and death in patients with established CVD. Methods: In this open-label, multicenter trial conducted in 35 sites in Brazil, we randomly assigned (1:1) patients aged 45...