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

• Autores: 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 Mara
• Año de publicación: 2019
• Idioma: inglés
• Tipo de recurso: artículo
• Fuente: PLoS ONE. 2019, 14(12)
• Materia: DIETA; ALIMENTACION; NUTRICION; AMERICA LATINA; ENFERMEDADES; SALUD
• Institución: Pontificia Universidad Católica Argentina

Fil: Kovalskys, Irina. International Life Science Institute. Nutrition, Health and Wellbeing Area; Argentina
Fil: Kovalskys, Irina. Pontifica Universidad Católica Argentina. Facultad de Medicina; Argentina
Fil: Rigotti, Attilio. Pontificia Universidad Católica. Escuela de Medicina. Centro de Nutrición Molecular y Enfermedades Crónicas. Departamento de Nutrición, Diabetes y Metabolismo; Chile
Fil: Koletzko, Berthold. University of Munich Medical Center. Dr. von Hauner Children’s Hospital. Division of Metabolic and Nutritional Medicine; Alemania
Fil: Fisberg, Mauro. Hospital Infantil Sabara. Fundação Jose Luiz Egydio Setubal. Instituto Pensi; Brasil
Fil: Fisberg, Mauro. Universidade Federal de São Paulo. Departamento de Pediatria; Brasil
Fil: Gómez, Georgina. Universidad de Costa Rica. Escuela de Medicina. Departamento de Bioquímica; Costa Rica
Fil: Herrera Cuenca, Marianella. Universidad Central de Venezuela. Centro de Estudios del Desarrollo; Venezuela
Fil: Herrera Cuenca, Marianella. Fundación Bengoa; Venezuela
Fil: Cortés Sanabria, Lilia Yadira. Pontificia Universidad Javeriana. Departamento de Nutrición y Bioquímica; Colombia
Fil: Yépez García, Martha Cecilia. Universidad San Francisco de Quito. Colegio de Ciencias de la Salud; Ecuador
Fil: Pareja, Rossina G. Instituto de Investigación Nutricional; Perú
Fil: Zimberg, Ioná Zalcman. Universidade Federal de São Paulo. Departamento de Psicobiologia; Brasil
Fil: Del Arco, Ana. Universidade Federal de São Paulo. Departamento de Pediatria; Brasil
Fil: Zonis, Luciana. International Life Science Institute. Nutrition, Health and Wellbeing Area; Argentina
Fil: Moreno, Luis A. University of Zaragoza. Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red Fisiopatología de la Obesidad y Nutrición. Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Aragón; España
Fil: Moreno, Luis A. University of Zaragoza. Instituto Agroalimentario de Aragón. Growth, Exercise, Nutrition and Development Research Group; España
Fil: Fisberg, Regina Mara. Universidade de São Paulo. Faculdade de Saúde Pública. Departmento de Nutrição; Brasil
Abstract: Background: 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. Objective: Provide updated data on the dietary intake of key science-based selected food groups related to NCDs risk in LA countries. Design: 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. Results: 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. Conclusion: 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.