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Determinants of the low dietary fiber intake and relationship with Metabolic Syndrome – a Brazilian community‐based study
Author(s) -
Ramos Fernanda,
McLellan Kátia,
Corrente José,
Burini Roberto
Publication year - 2015
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.29.1_supplement.588.15
Subject(s) - quartile , medicine , metabolic syndrome , mediterranean diet , dietary fiber , obesity , overweight , environmental health , gerontology , physiology , food science , biology , confidence interval
Many of the so‐called disease of our time have emerged in conjunction with the discordance between our ancient genetically determined biology and the activity patterns in the “western lifestyle”. Hence, consumption of grain products, have been inversely associated with mortality from a number of chronic diseases. The adequacy of fiber seems to work by diluting the energy intake that would potentiate the higher energy expenditure of physical exercise in promoting body fat loss, along with insulin sensitivity, vasodilation, lower inflammation states, etc. To find the determinants of dietary fiber intake and its role in metabolic syndrome (MetS). In a cross‐sectional design the baseline data from subjects over 35 yrs of age participants of an ongoing dynamic cohort study (Botucatu, SP, Brazil) during the 2007‐2013 period were retrospectively collected in accordance to the inclusion criteria. They were distributed according to their dietary fiber intake in 3 groups (P25, P25‐75 and P75) and analyzed with the co‐variables gender, age, income, education, physical activity (IPAQ) and pathognomonic markers of obesity, and MetS (ATP III, NCEP) and its components. Overall (n=605) individuals had a high caloric diet and a low intake of all sources of fiber. Even in the highest quartile, dietary fiber was far below the daily recommended intake, along with its source of fruits, vegetables, and whole grains. The quartile distributions of dietary fiber intake were not influenced by any of the studied variables. The low fiber intake as an independent result of age, gender, education and economic reasons, lead us to probable cultural reasons, what would make the intervention even more challenging.