Association between diet quality index and prevalence of metabolic syndrome in adults

• Grant number: 11/23747-9
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Scientific Initiation
• Start date: April 01, 2012
• End date: September 30, 2013
• Field of knowledge: Health Sciences - Nutrition - Nutritional Analysis of Population
• Principal Investigator: Nágila Raquel Teixeira Damasceno
• Grantee: Ângela Sun Li Wu
• Host Institution: Faculdade de Saúde Pública (FSP). Universidade de São Paulo (USP). São Paulo , SP, Brazil

Abstract

Metabolic Syndrome (MS) involves a set of metabolic changes in the body that include insulin resistance, glucose intolerance, hypertension, increased triglycerides, and decreased HDL. In addition, it is associated with cardiovascular risk factors and is one of the main determinants of food. Therefore it is of great importance to assess the quality of adult diet. Objective: assessment of the quality of the diet and its association with the prevalence of metabolic syndrome in adults. Methods: 400 individuals will be assessed/group of cardiovascular risk (low, intermediate, and high) were classified according to the Framingham Risk Score (FRS) of both sexes and aged between 30 and 74. From this sample will be assessed the socio-economic and clinical, food consumption (24-hour dietary recall) and biochemical (serum cholesterol and triglyceride and HDL cholesterol, glucose sensing and insulin). Expected results: from this study, it will be possible to associate the index of diet quality with the prevalence of metabolic syndrome and to identify the components of the diet that favors or not the emergence of the Metabolic Syndrome.(AU)