Data
Year of publication
2020
Type
Quantitative
Design
Cross-sectional
Classification
Other (Dietay Guidelines for Brazi)
Country studied
Brazil
Data
Secondary
Data Collected
One 24 hours recall
Study setting
Clinic
Age group of participant
Adults/45+
Participant sex
Mixed
Target population
Vulnerable (at risk of cardiovascular diseases)
Sample size
n=74 (adults)
Food consumption according to their degree of processing in patients with established atherosclerotic disease
Goal
Analyze the consumption of foods according to their degree of processing in patients with established atherosclerosis disease.
Results
Half of consumed calories came from natural or minimally processed foods (50.9%), followed by ultra-processed food products (35.1%). The largest contribution in calories came from meats, cereals/roots/tubers, breads, and sweets. No significant difference was found in quartiles of consumption of ultra-processed foods. In this sample, consumption of processed/ultra-processed food was almost the same as natural/minimally processed foods.
Authors
Longo A, Ribas B, Weber B, Bertoldi E, Borges L, Abib R.
Journal
Chilean Nutrition Magazine
DOI