Dietary protein and amino acids intake and its relationship with blood pressure in adolescents: the HELENA STUDY

Author(s):Show less -

Cesar Ferreira de Moraes, Augusto ^{[1, 2, 3, 4]} ; Bel-Serrat, Silvia ^{[2, 3]} ; Manios, Yannis ^[5] ; Molnar, Denes ^[6] ; Kafatos, Anthony ^[7] ; Cuenca-Garcia, Magdalena ^{[8, 9]} ; Huybrechts, Inge ^{[10, 11]} ; Sette, Stefania ^[12] ; Widhalm, Kurt ^[13] ; Stehle, Peter ^[14] ; Jimenez-Pavon, David ^{[8, 2]} ; Carvalho, Heraclito Barbosa ^{[1, 4]} ; Moreno, Luis A. ^{[2, 3]}

Affiliation:Show less -

^[1] Univ Sao Paulo FMUSP, Dept Prevent Med, Sch Med, Sao Paulo, SP - Brazil

^[2] Univ Zaragoza, GENUD Growth Exercise Nutr & Dev, Zaragoza - Spain

^[3] Univ Zaragoza, Sch Hlth Sci, Zaragoza - Spain

^[4] FMUSP, YCARE Youth Child & Ardiovasc Risk & Environm Res, Sao Paulo, SP - Brazil

^[5] Harokopio Univ, Dept Nutr & Dietet, Athens - Greece

^[6] Univ Pecs, Dept Paediat, Fac Med, Pecs - Hungary

^[7] Univ Crete, Sch Med, Prevent Med & Nutr Unit, Iraklion, Crete - Greece

^[8] Univ Cadiz, Galeno Res Grp, Dept Phys Educ, Fac Educ, Cadiz - Spain

^[9] Univ Granada, Dept Med Physiol, Sch Med, Granada - Spain

^[10] Univ Ghent, Dept Publ Hlth, B-9000 Ghent - Belgium

^[11] Int Agcy Res Canc, Dietary Exposure Assessment Grp, F-69372 Lyon - France

^[12] Food & Nutr Res Ctr CRA NUT, Agr Res Council, Rome - Italy

^[13] Private Med Univ Salzburg, Dept Pediat, Salzburg - Austria

^[14] Univ Bonn, Dept Nutr & Food Sci, Bonn - Germany

• Document type: Journal article
• Source: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH; v. 25, n. 3, p. 450-456, JUN 2015.
• Web of Science Citations: 10

Abstract

Objective: To analyze the association between dietary protein and amino acids intake and systolic (SBP) and diastolic (DBP) blood pressure in European adolescents. Methods: Participants were from the cross-sectional study performed in Europe, Healthy Lifestyle in Europe by Nutrition in Adolescence (HELENA study; n = 1605; 12.5-17.5 years; 833 girls) selected by complex sampling. The associations between dietary protein and amino acids intake and SBP/DBP were examined by multilevel linear regression models (context variable by school); the analysis being stratified by sex. Cities, seasonality, age, socioeconomic level, parental education level, body mass index, waist circumference, Tanner stage and physical activity were used as covariates. Results: In boys, we found an inverse association between protein (animal and vegetable) intake and DBP; and a positive association between histidine and SBP. In girls, we observed a positive association among tryptophan, histidine with SBP and methionine with DBP. On the other hand, we observed an inverse association between tyrosine and both SBP and DBP levels in girls. Conclusions: The association between amino acids and BP levels is controversial and depends on the type of amino acids, and protein intake can help control the DBP in boys. (AU)

• FAPESP's process: 11/11137-1 - High blood pressure and aggregation of risk factors in adolescents: a multicenter study
• Grantee: Augusto César Ferreira de Moraes
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Doctorate
• FAPESP's process: 11/20662-2 - High blood pressure and aggregation of risk factors in adolescents: a multicenter study
• Grantee: Augusto César Ferreira de Moraes
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships abroad - Research Internship - Doctorate