Association between the Adherence to AHA Step 1 Nutrition Criteria and the Cardiometabolic Outcome in the General Population a Two Year Follow-Up Study英文文献资料.docVIP

Food and Nutrition Sciences, 2012, 3, 274-280 /10.4236/fns.2012.32040 Published Online February 2012 (http://www.SciRP.org/journal/fns) Association between the Adherence to AHA Step 1 Nutrition Criteria and the Cardiometabolic Outcome in the General Population—A Two Year Follow-Up Study Laura Redaelli , Katia Garlaschelli , Liliana Grigore , Giuseppe Danilo Norata , 1 1 2,3 1,2 2,3 Alberico Luigi Catapano 1 Center for the Study of Atherosclerosis, SISA Sez Reg Lomb, Bassini Hospital, Cinisello Balsamo, Italy; Department of Phar- 2 3 macological Sciences, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy; I.R.C.C.S. Multimedica, Milan, Italy. Email: Danilo.Norata@unimi.it Received October 14 , 2011; revised December 19 , 2011; accepted December 27 , 2011 th th th ABSTRACT Introduction: The National Cholesterol Education Program and the American Heart Association considered a dietary therapy as a primary approach to prevent and treat hyperlipemia and hypertension. Mediterranean diet has been pro- moted as a model of healthy eating and widely recognized for favorable effects on lipid profile. Objective: We investi- gated whether the adherence to dietary recommendations have any significant benefit on cardiovascular risk factors. A cohort of 2141 of subjects attending our center was recruited by collaborating General Practitioners who participate in the PLIC Study. Methods: Participants completed a week quantitative food questionnaire, which was analized on a sub- group of 338 subjects at enrolment (V1) and after two years of follow up (V2). Daily energy intake in Kcal, lipid, pro- tein, carbohydrates in percentage of total energy,