Nutritional Intake Differences in Combinations of Carbohydrate-Rich Foods in Pirapo, Republic of Paraguay.

ABSTRACT: A national strategy for obesity prevention has been promoted in Paraguay, reflecting the situation where half of adults and 23.4% of children (under 5 years old) are overweight. However, the detailed nutritional intake of the population has not yet been studied, especially in rural areas. Therefore, this study aimed to identify obesity-causing factors in Pirapó by analyzing the results from a food frequency questionnaire (FFQ) and one-day weighed food records (WFRs). From June to October 2015, 433 volunteers (200 males and 233 females) completed the FFQ with 36 items and one-day WFRs. Body mass index (BMI) positively correlated with the consumption of sandwiches, hamburgers, and bread and with age and diastolic blood pressure, although pizza and fried bread (pireca) had a negative correlat

SUBMITTER: Caballero Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10004760 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature