Dairy intake and cardiovascular diseases risk factors: a cross-sectional study on Iranian obese and overweight women.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) is one of the leading causes of death worldwide. Dietary interventions can directly affect several ASCVD risk factors. This study aimed to assess an association between dairy consumption and the odds of ASCVD and its risk factors in women with overweight and obesity.

Methods

The present cross-sectional study was conducted on 390 Iranian women aged 18-48 years and body mass index (BMI) ≥ 25 kg/m². Dairy consumption was assessed using a 147-item food frequency questionnaire. Participants were divided into tertiles based on their dairy consumption with 130 (33.3%) women in each category.

Results

The participants had an average age of 36.73 ± 9.18 years, and the mean BMI was 31.28 ± 4.30 kg/m². In the una

SUBMITTER: Hosseininasab D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11251318 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature