title: Type of vegetable oils used in cooking and risk of metabolic syndrome among Asian Indians.
abstract: There is little data on the type of vegetable oil used and the prevalence of metabolic syndrome (MS) in Asian Indians. Food frequency questionnaire was used to document the type of cooking oil in 1875 adults in Chennai city. MS was assessed by new harmonizing criteria. The prevalence of MS was higher among sunflower oil users (30.7%) than palmolein (23.2%) and traditional oil (17.1%, p < 0.001) users. The higher prevalence of MS in sunflower oil group persisted even when stratified according to body mass index, except in obese groups. The risk of MS was further compounded by quantity of refined cereals consumed. Higher LA%E and linoleic acid/alpha-linolenic acid ratio in sunflower oil probably contributes to increased risk of MS.
authors.affiliation: Madras Diabetes Research Foundation and Dr Mohan's Diabetes Specialities Centre, WHO Collaborating Centre for Non-Communicable Diseases, International Diabetes Federation (IDF) Centre of Education, Gopalapuram, Chennai, India.
authors.forename: Nagarajan
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Lakshmipriya
authors.forename: Rajagopal
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Gayathri
authors.forename: Kallingal
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Praseena
authors.forename: Parthasarathy
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Vijayalakshmi
authors.forename: Gunasekaran
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Geetha
authors.forename: Vasudevan
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Sudha
authors.forename: Kamala
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Krishnaswamy
authors.forename: Ranjit Mohan
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Anjana
authors.forename: Jeyakumar
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Henry
authors.forename: Viswanathan
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Mohan
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D044466:Asian People; D015992:Body Mass Index; D003296:Cooking; D004032:Diet; D004041:Dietary Fats / Q000009:adverse effects*; D002523:Edible Grain; D006801:Humans; D007194:India / Q000453:epidemiology; D024821:Metabolic Syndrome / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009765:Obesity / Q000150:complications; D000073878:Palm Oil; D010938:Plant Oils / Q000009:adverse effects*; D015995:Prevalence; D012307:Risk Factors; D000074242:Sunflower Oil
chemical_list: D004041:Dietary Fats; D010938:Plant Oils; D000074242:Sunflower Oil; D000073878:Palm Oil