[Impact of a nutrition education program on the lipid profile and food habits of a working adult population].
To evaluate the influence of health care education of the diet, we studied, in a sample of 68 workers (47 men and 21 women), the usual food intake (by means of a weekly registration technique), the anthropometry and the lipid profile, before and after giving a nutritional information program which lasted one year. At the end thereof, we observed a significant reduction in the global caloric intake, at the expense of a lower supply of proteins and fats (mainly saturated fats), which translated into a percentile distribution of macronutrients, which more closely resembles the dietary recommendations. The average anthropometric parameters did not vary. With respect to the lipid profile, a decrease of the plasma levels of LDL and HDL cholesterol was observed. These results confirm the capacity of educational interventions in changing the eating habits to a more healthy style, with repercussions on the lipid profile.
de Dios Sanz
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Servicio de Endorcrinología y Nutrición, Hospital Severo Ochoa, Leganés, Madrid, España.
Fernández Estívariz
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del Olmo García
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D
Alcázar Lázaro
V
V
Gargallo Fernández
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M
Miranda Nicolás
I
I
Sarrión Pelous
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D
López del Val
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T
Jaunsolo Barrenechea
M A
MA
Martínez de Icaya Ortiz de Urbina
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P
Vázquez Martínez
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C
D000328:Adult; D008076:Cholesterol, HDL / Q000097:blood; D008078:Cholesterol, LDL / Q000097:blood; D004032:Diet; D002149:Energy Intake; D005247:Feeding Behavior; D005260:Female; D006266:Health Education; D006801:Humans; D008055:Lipids / Q000097:blood*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009747:Nutritional Physiological Phenomena; D014937:Work
D008076:Cholesterol, HDL; D008078:Cholesterol, LDL; D008055:Lipids
Impacto de un programa educativo nutricional sobre el perfil lipídico y los hábitos alimentarios de una población adulta laboralmente activa.