title: Dietary fat and antioxidant vitamin intake in patients of neurodegenerative disease in a rural region of Jalisco, Mexico.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate and compare the intake of lipids and (A, E, and C) vitamins in patients with and without possible neurodegenerative diseases.
  
  
  METHODS
  Twenty adults with possible Alzheimer's disease or Parkinson's disease and 41 control subjects (50-89 years old) from a rural region were studied. Dietary intake was evaluated with the analysis of macronutrients and micronutrients conducted by a food frequency questionnaire and 24 hours dietary record. Analyses were adjusted for age, sex, body mass index, and energy intake. Through interrogation and use of medical record form of health secretary we obtained information about the sociodemographic characteristics. Multivariate analysis of variance to allow for covariated adjustment was used.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Patients had a lower energy intake, vitamin C (P = 0.016), fruits (P < 0.001), vegetables (P = 0.037), and oils and fat (P = 0.002), than the controls. Interestingly, the C vitamin intake in patients was still higher than the recommended. Patients had a higher consumption of cereals (P = 0.017), high-animal fat diet (P = 0.024), and whole milk (P < 0.001); 2.4% of the controls smoke and 5% are alcohol consumers. Eighty-five percent of patients and 78% of the controls do not have physical activity. Family history of subjects in this study indicated chronic diseases.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The subjects included in this study had a high intake of C vitamin, this is due to the consumption of fruits and vegetables. However, patients with possible Alzheimer's or Parkinson's disease had a lower intake of fruits and vegetables, which could be due to type of food to which they have access.
authors.forename: Mónica
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Navarro-Meza
authors.forename: Genaro
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Gabriel-Ortiz
authors.forename: Fermín P
authors.initials: FP
authors.lastname: Pacheco-Moisés
authors.forename: José A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Cruz-Ramos
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: López-Espinoza
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000975:Antioxidants / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D015992:Body Mass Index; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D004041:Dietary Fats / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D002149:Energy Intake; D005260:Female; D005638:Fruit; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008800:Mexico; D018977:Micronutrients / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009043:Motor Activity; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D019636:Neurodegenerative Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D012424:Rural Population; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D014675:Vegetables; D014815:Vitamins / Q000008:administration & dosage*
chemical_list: D000975:Antioxidants; D004041:Dietary Fats; D018977:Micronutrients; D014815:Vitamins
keywords: Intake of antioxidant vitamins; Lipids; Neurodegenerative diseases; Rural region