Association of beverage consumption with subclinical atherosclerosis in a Spanish working population.

ABSTRACT: Beverages play a substantial role meeting water, calorie, and nutrient requirements; however, they are presented as being major contributors to the current obesity epidemic. Although, the relationship between beverage consumption and metabolic risk factors for cardiovascular disease (CVD) in adults has been frequently studied, its association with subclinical atherosclerosis is of increased interest. We studied the association of beverage consumption with the presence of peripheral subclinical atherosclerosis among Spanish workers. We performed a cross-sectional study of 2089 middle-aged males, with a mean age of 50.9 (SD 3.9), and without CVD, carried out in the Aragon Workers' Health Study (AWHS). A food frequency questionnaire was used to measure beverage consumption of low-fat milk, co

SUBMITTER: Munoz-Cabrejas A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10119384 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature