Nutritional intervention programme among a Japanese-Brazilian community: procedures and results according to gender

To describe the results of a nutritional intervention programme among Japanese-Brazilians according to gender. A non-controlled experimental study. The research included three points of clinical, nutritional and physical activity evaluation: at baseline (in 2005), after the first year and at the end...

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Published in:Public health nutrition 2010-09, Vol.13 (9), p.1453-1461
Main Authors: Damião, Renata, Sartorelli, Daniela Saes, Hirai, Amélia, Massimino, Flávia, Poletto, Juliana, Bevilacqua, Marselle Rodrigues, Chaim, Rita, Antonio de Salvo, Vera Lúcia Morais, Asakura, Leiko, Ferreira, Sandra Roberta Gouveia, Andreoni, Solange, Gimeno, Suely Godoy Agostinho
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
adults
Asian Continental Ancestry Group
Blood pressure
Body weight
Brazil - epidemiology
Carbohydrates
Cardiovascular Diseases - epidemiology
Cardiovascular Diseases - etiology
Cardiovascular Diseases - prevention & control
Cardiovascular risk factors
Diabetes
Diet
Exercise
Exercise - physiology
Female
Food
food and nutrition programs
Gender
gender differences
Glucose
Health Education
Health Promotion
Humans
Hypertension
Intervention
Interventions
Japan - ethnology
Japanese people
Japanese-Brazilians
Life Style
Lifestyles
Male
Meetings
men
Nutritional epidemiology
Nutritional intervention study
Nutritional Sciences - education
Nutritional status
Nutritionists
Obesity
Program Evaluation
Regression analysis
Research methodology
Risk factors
Sex Factors
Weight control
women
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Summary:To describe the results of a nutritional intervention programme among Japanese-Brazilians according to gender. A non-controlled experimental study. 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). Japanese-Brazilians (n 575) of both genders, aged over 30 years. 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). 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.
ISSN:1368-9800
1475-2727
1475-2727
DOI:10.1017/S1368980010000935