Nutritional intervention programme among a Japanese-Brazilian community: procedures and results according to gender.
OBJECTIVE
To describe the results of a nutritional intervention programme among Japanese-Brazilians according to gender.


METHODS
A non-controlled experimental study.


METHODS
The research included three points of clinical, nutritional and physical activity evaluation: at baseline (in 2005), after the first year and at the end of the second year (in 2007). The paired Student t test and multiple linear regression analysis were used to evaluate changes in the subjects' profile (clinical, nutritional and physical activity variables).


METHODS
Japanese-Brazilians (n 575) of both genders, aged over 30 years.


RESULTS
We verified statistically significant reductions in body weight (0.9 kg), waist circumference (2.9 cm), blood pressure, fasting blood glucose (>3 mg/dl) and total cholesterol (>20 mg/dl) and its fractions, in both genders. We also found reductions in intake of energy (among men), protein (among women) and fat (both genders) and increases in intake of total fibre (among women) and carbohydrate (among men).


CONCLUSIONS
The intervention programme indicated meaningful benefits for the intervention subjects, with changes in their habits that led to a 'healthier' lifestyle positively impacting their nutritional and metabolic profile.
Damião
Renata
R
Nutrition Graduation Course, Triângulo Mineiro Federal University, Uberaba, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
Sartorelli
Daniela Saes
DS
Hirai
Amélia
A
Massimino
Flávia
F
Poletto
Juliana
J
Bevilacqua
Marselle Rodrigues
MR
Chaim
Rita
R
de Salvo
Vera Lúcia Morais Antonio
VL
Asakura
Leiko
L
Ferreira
Sandra Roberta Gouveia
SR
Andreoni
Solange
S
Gimeno
Suely Godoy Agostinho
SG
D000328:Adult; D044466:Asian People; D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D015444:Exercise / Q000502:physiology; D005260:Female; D006266:Health Education; D006293:Health Promotion; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan / Q000208:ethnology; D008019:Life Style; D008297:Male; D052756:Nutritional Sciences / Q000193:education*; D015397:Program Evaluation; D012737:Sex Factors