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Young adults: triglycerides and associations with dietary intake
Author(s) -
Fernandes Jill,
Lofgren Ingrid E.
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.550.15
Subject(s) - medicine , alcohol intake , alcohol consumption , coronary heart disease , glycemic load , population , triglyceride , alcohol , saturated fat , endocrinology , glycemic index , physiology , glycemic , cholesterol , diabetes mellitus , biology , environmental health , biochemistry
Young adults (18‐24 y) have limited documented chronic disease risk because they have just recently become a population of interest. Elevated triglycerides (TAG), >150 mg/dL, is a criteria for metabolic syndrome (MetS), an independent risk factor for coronary heart disease (CHD) and is associated with poor dietary intake. A cross sectional study of first year URI students was done to explore the associations present between TAG and dietary intake. Two 12‐hour fasting blood samples were obtained to measure TAG. Dietary assessment was done via 24‐hour recalls on nonconsecutive days; 2 weekdays and 1 weekend day; using NDS‐R. Mean age for males (n=8) and females (n=28) was 18.3 + 0.5 y. Mean BMI for males and females was 24.3 + 4.0 kg/m 2 and 22.4 + 3.0 kg/m 2 respectively. Mean TAG were 104.9 + 47.8 mg/dL and 149.8 + 51.9 mg/dL for males and females, respectively. Mean alcohol consumption for males was 1.87 + 5.0 g and for females 5.59 + 12.0 g. A moderate positive correlation (r = 0.52) between TAG and alcohol consumption was found in female subjects, controlling for BMI (p<0.05). Preliminary data found no significant associations were found for TAG with carbohydrate, protein, fat, fiber, saturated fat, glycemic index, or omega‐3 fatty acids. Females have higher TAG compared to males and it's associated with alcohol intake. Focusing on less alcohol intake may be a way to decrease one risk factor for MetS in young female adults.