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Effectiveness evaluation of nutrition counseling for adults with risk factors for dyslipidemia (LB342)
Author(s) -
Kim Jung Hee,
Nam Tae Young
Publication year - 2014
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.28.1_supplement.lb342
Subject(s) - dyslipidemia , medicine , guideline , physical therapy , environmental health , disease , pathology
Dyslipidemia is a component of the metabolic syndrome and a risk factor for cardiovascular disease. Nutrition counseling is important to improve dyslipidemia.The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of nutrition counseling to adults with risk factors for dyslipidemia diagnosed by national health screening program. The nutrition counseling for adults with risk factors for dyslipidemia was carried out at a public health center in Gyeonggi‐do of South Korea. Thirty four patients out of forty five participants in the program completed individualized nutrition counseling 3 times during 12 weeks after examining participants' dietary habits through questionnaires. Data about serum lipid profiles, body composition, nutrition knowledge, the practice of dietary guideline, and dietary behavior were collected before and after nutrition counseling to evaluate its effectiveness. All data were statistically analyzed by SPSS program(Korea ver.18.0) and significant difference was examined by paired t‐test and χ 2 ‐test. Body weight, body fat and WHR were significantly decreased after nutrition counseling. Total‐cholesterol, TG, and LDL‐cholesterol were also significantly decreased but HDL‐cholesterol did not show significant change. Both scores of nutrition knowledge and the practice of dietary guideline improved significantly(p<0.001). This study shows that nutrition counseling helps to encourage healthy eating practices and to improve the serum lipid profiles of adults with risk factors for dyslipidemia. Overall results indicate that nutrition counseling gives positive change to lower the reliance on medication. Therefore nutrition counseling should be considered for the initial treatment of dyslipidemia.