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Eating competence of elderly Spanish adults is associated with a healthy diet and a favorable cardiovascular disease risk profile.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  20505016     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Eating competence (EC), a bio-psychosocial model for intrapersonal approaches to eating and food-related behaviors, is associated with less weight dissatisfaction, lower BMI, and increased HDL-cholesterol in small U.S. studies, but its relationship to nutrient quality and overall cardiovascular risk have not been examined. Prevención con Dieta Mediterránea (PREDIMED) is a 5-y controlled clinical trial evaluating Mediterranean diet efficacy on the primary prevention of cardiovascular diseases (CVD) in Spain. In a cross-sectional study, 638 PREDIMED participants (62% women, mean age 67 y) well phenotyped for cardiovascular risk factors were assessed for food intake and EC using validated questionnaires. Overall, 45.6% were eating-competent. EC was associated with being male and energy intake (P < 0.01). After gender and energy adjustment, participants with EC compared with those without showed higher fruit intake and greater adherence to the Mediterranean diet (P < 0.05) and tended to consume more fish (P = 0.076) and fewer dairy products (P = 0.054). EC participants tended to have a lower BMI (P = 0.057) and had a lower fasting blood glucose concentration and serum LDL-:HDL-cholesterol ratio (P < 0.05) and a higher HDL-cholesterol concentration (P = 0.025) after gender adjustment. EC participants had lower odds ratios (OR) of having a blood glucose concentration >5.6 mmol/L (0.71; 95% CI 0.51-0.98) and HDL-cholesterol <1.0 mmol/L (0.70; 95% CI 0.68-1.00). The OR of actively smoking, being obese, or having a serum LDL-cholesterol concentration > or =3.4 mmol/L were <1.0, but the 95% CI included the 1.0 (P > 0.1). Our findings support further examination of EC as a strategy for enhancing diet quality and CVD prevention.
Authors:
Barbara Lohse; Tricia Psota; Ramón Estruch; Itziar Zazpe; José V Sorli; Jordi Salas-Salvadó; Mercè Serra; Jodi Stotts Krall; Fabiola Márquez; Emilio Ros;
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Controlled Clinical Trial; Journal Article; Multicenter Study; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't     Date:  2010-05-26
Journal Detail:
Title:  The Journal of nutrition     Volume:  140     ISSN:  1541-6100     ISO Abbreviation:  J. Nutr.     Publication Date:  2010 Jul 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-06-21     Completed Date:  2010-07-21     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0404243     Medline TA:  J Nutr     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  1322-7     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Nutritional Sciences, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16803, USA. lohseb@psu.edu
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Aged
Aging / physiology*
Blood Glucose / analysis
Body Mass Index
Cardiovascular Diseases / epidemiology*
Cross-Sectional Studies
Diet*
Eating*
Female
Humans
Male
Questionnaires
Risk Factors
Single-Blind Method
Spain / epidemiology
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Blood Glucose

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