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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Kovalskys, Irina
• Rigotti, Attilio
• Koletzko, Berthold
• Fisberg, Mauro
• Gómez, Georgina
• Herrera-Cuenca, Marianella
• Cortés Sanabria, Lilia Yadira
• Yépez García, Martha Cecilia
• Pareja, Rossina G
• Zimberg, Ioná Zalcman
• Del Arco, Ana
• Zonis, Luciana
• Previdelli, Agatha Nogueira
• Guajardo, Viviana
• Moreno, Luis A
• Fisberg, Regina
• Vellakkal, Sukumar

Titel

Latin American consumption of major food groups: Results from the ELANS study

Ist Teil von

• PloS one, 2019-12, Vol.14 (12), p.e0225101-e0225101

Ort / Verlag

United States: Public Library of Science

Erscheinungsjahr

2019

Quelle

MEDLINE

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• The Latin American (LA) region is still facing an ongoing epidemiological transition and shows a complex public health scenario regarding non-communicable diseases (NCDs). A healthy diet and consumption of specific food groups may decrease the risk of NCDs, however there is a lack of dietary intake data in LA countries. Provide updated data on the dietary intake of key science-based selected food groups related to NCDs risk in LA countries. ELANS (Latin American Study of Nutrition and Health) is a multicenter cross-sectional study assessing food consumption from an urban sample between15 to 65 years old from 8 LA countries (Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela). Two 24-HR were obtained from 9,218 individuals. The daily intake of 10 food groups related to NCDs risk (fruits; vegetables; legumes/beans; nuts and seeds; whole grains products; fish and seafood; yogurt; red meat; processed meats; sugar-sweetened beverages (ready-to-drink and homemade)) were assessed and compared to global recommendations. Only 7.2% of the overall sample reached WHO's recommendation for fruits and vegetables consumption (400 grams per day). Regarding the dietary patterns related to a reduced risk of NCDs, among the overall sample legumes and fruits were the food groups with closer intake to the recommendation, although much lower than expected (13.1% and 11.5%, respectively). Less than 3.5% of the sample met the optimal consumption level of vegetables, nuts, whole grains, fish and yogurt. Largest country-dependent differences in average daily consumption were found for legumes, nuts, fish, and yogurt. Mean consumption of SSB showed large differences between countries. Diet intake quality is deficient for nutrient-dense food groups, suggesting a higher risk for NCDs in the urban LA region in upcoming decades. These data provide relevant and up-to-date information to take urgent public health actions to improve consumption of critically foods in order to prevent NCDs.