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The Healthy Eating Index scores of low‐income women in early postpartum and its association with lipid profiles
Author(s) -
Shah Bijal Sanghani,
Cahill Jodi,
Lu Hongxing,
FreelandGraves Jeanne H
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
the faseb journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.709
H-Index - 277
eISSN - 1530-6860
pISSN - 0892-6638
DOI - 10.1096/fasebj.23.1_supplement.214.2
Subject(s) - medicine , overweight , anthropometry , calorie , saturated fat , healthy eating , body mass index , lipid profile , refined grains , physiology , food science , physical therapy , physical activity , whole grains , cholesterol , biology
The Healthy Eating Index (HEI) is a composite tool that assesses the degree to which individuals conform to the recommendations of the 2005 Dietary Guidelines. Previous versions of this index have shown to influence lipid levels. The objective was to evaluate the diet quality of triethnic, overweight/obese women in early postpartum (n=131) using the HEI‐2005 and its ability to reflect serum lipids, a cardiovascular risk factor. Dietary data were collected via a 24‐hour recall and 3 day food intake records. Anthropometrics and serum lipids also were measured. Less than 40% had adequate intakes of fruits, total vegetables, whole grains, low‐fat milk and meat and oil. Additionally, more than 60% exceeded the guidelines for sodium, saturated fats and discreationary calories. Those in the highest tertile of HEI scores had lower BMI (35.4 vs. 32.5), body fat % (41.6 vs. 42.5), LDL (135.1 vs. 118.4) and triglycerides (148.8 vs.129.2) and greater HDL (51.9 vs.56.2) ( P for trend<0.01) than those in lowest. Early postpartum women had minimal compliance to dietary guidelines. Moreover, HEI scores were reflective of anthropometrics and lipid profiles. Interventions that focus on improving lipid profile might benefit from inclusion of dietary modification component that improves HEI scores. Grant Funding Source TX Coordinating Board # UTA00‐377