Higher-protein intake and physical activity are associated with healthier body composition and cardiometabolic health in Hispanic adults.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Higher protein (HP) intake and physical activity (PA) have been associated with improved lean soft tissue (LST) and reduced fat mass (FM). Puerto Ricans have among the highest age-adjusted prevalence (42.5%) of obesity, which may be associated with inadequate protein consumption and PA. We examined the relationship between protein intake and PA with body composition and biomarkers of cardiometabolic health in Puerto Rican adults.

Methods

Participants included 959 Puerto Rican adults (71.4% women, 28.6% men) from the Boston Puerto Rican Health Study (BPRHS), aged 46-79 y (Women: age, 60.4 ± 7.6 y, BMI, 32.9 ± 6.8 kg/m²; Men: age, 59.8 ± 7.9 y, BMI, 30.1 ± 5.2 kg/m²). Protein intake was assessed using a food frequency questionnaire and expresse

SUBMITTER: Brown AF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6482843 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature