Nutritional intervention programme among a Japanese-Brazilian community

Procedures and results according to gender

Bibliographic Data

ID15091683
AuthorsRenata Damião (0000-0001-5563-7349, Universidade Federal do Triângulo Mineiro), Daniela Saes Sartorelli (0000-0003-2028-3274, Universidade de São Paulo), Amélia T Hirai (Universidade Federal de São Paulo), Amélia Hirai, Flávia Massimino (Universidade Federal de São Paulo), Juliana Poletto (Universidade Federal de São Paulo), Marselle Rodrigues Bevilacqua (Universidade Federal de São Paulo), Rita Chaim (Universidade Sagrado Coração), Vera Salvo (0000-0003-0223-2780, Universidade Federal de São Paulo), Vera Lúcia Morais Antonio de Salvo, Leiko Asakura (0000-0003-3782-2182, Universidade Federal de São Paulo), Sandra Roberta Gouvea Ferreira-Vivolo (0000-0002-7015-7391, Universidade de São Paulo), Sandra Roberta Gouveia Ferreira, Solange Andreoni (0000-0003-4589-9876, Universidade Federal de São Paulo), Suely Godoy Agostinho Gimeno (0000-0002-3341-7676, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, corresponding author)
Year2010
Volume13
Issue9
Pages1453-1461
Publication date2010-09-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenuePublic Health Nutrition (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1368-9800 • E-ISSN: 1475-2727
PublisherCambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1017/s1368980010000935
PMID20441668
OpenAlexW2138569637
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited22

Objective To describe the results of a nutritional intervention programme among Japanese-Brazilians according to gender. Design A non-controlled experimental study. Setting 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). Subjects Japanese-Brazilians ( n 575) of both genders, aged over 30 years. Results 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). Conclusions 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

Anthropometry · Blood pressure · Body mass index · Circumference · Intervention (counseling · Physical activity · Physical therapy · Waist · Demography · Indigenous Health and Education · Medicine · Nutrition and Health in Aging · Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet · Gerontology · Internal Medicine

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