Journal
NUTRIENTS
Volume 9, Issue 5, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/nu9050449
Keywords
diet; epidemiology survey; nutritional assessment; protein
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- Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Cientifico e Tecnologico-CNPq [473100/2009-6, 481176/2008-0]
- Fundacao de Amparo a Pesquisa do Estado de Sao Paulo-FAPESP [2009/15831-0, 2012/22113-9]
- Coordenacao de Aperfeicoamento de Pessoal de Nivel Superior-CAPES
- Prefeitura do Municipio de Sao Paulo
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Background: Identifying which risk groups have a higher intake of branched chain amino acids (BCAA) is important for the planning of public policies. This study was undertaken to investigate BCAA consumption, the foods contributing to that consumption and their association with demographic, socioeconomic and lifestyle factors. Methods: Data from the Health Survey of Sao Paulo, a cross-sectional population-based survey (n = 1662; age range 12-97 years), were used. Dietary intake was measured using 24-h dietary recalls. Baseline characteristics were collected. Associations between BCAA intake and demographic, socioeconomic and lifestyle factors were determined using linear regression. Results: Total BCAA intake was 217.14 mg/kg.day (Leu: 97.16 mg/kg.day; Ile: 56.44 mg/kg.day; Val: 63.54 mg/kg.day). BCAA intake was negatively associated with female sex in adolescents and adult groups, with no white race in adolescents, and with former smoker status in adults. Conversely, BCAA was positively associated with household per capita income in adolescents and adults. No associations were observed in the older adults group. Main food contributors to BCAA were unprocessed red meat, unprocessed poultry, bread and toast, beans and rice. Conclusions: Adolescents and adults were the most vulnerable to having their BCCA intake influenced by demographic, socioeconomic and lifestyle factors.
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