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Trends In Dietary Fat And High-Fat Food Intakes From 1991 To 2008 In The Framingham Heart Study Participants.Pdf, Maya Vadiveloo, Marc Scott, Paula Quatromoni, Paul Jacques, Niyati Parekh
Trends In Dietary Fat And High-Fat Food Intakes From 1991 To 2008 In The Framingham Heart Study Participants.Pdf, Maya Vadiveloo, Marc Scott, Paula Quatromoni, Paul Jacques, Niyati Parekh
Maya Vadiveloo
Few longitudinal studies carried out in US adults have evaluated long-term dietary fat intakes and compared them with the national recommendations during the two-decade period when the prevalence of obesity and insulin resistance increased substantively. In the present study, we examined trends in the intakes of dietary fats and rich dietary sources of fats in the Framingham Heart Study Offspring Cohort over a 17-year period. The cohort was established in 1971–75 with follow-up examinations being conducted approximately every 4 years. Dietary data were collected using a semi-quantitative FFQ beginning in 1991 (exam 5). We included 2732 adults aged $25 years …