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Nutritional status of Japanese-Brazilian subjects: comparison across gender and generation

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 March 2007

Renata D. Freire ,
Marly A. Cardos ,
Alexandre R. Shinzato  and
Sandra R. G. Ferreira
Renata D. Freire
Affiliation:
Department of Preventive Medicine, Federal University of São Paulo, Rua Botucatu 740, 04023-062 São Paulo, SP, Brazil
Marly A. Cardos*
Affiliation:
Department of Nutrition, School of Public Health, University of São Paulo, Av. Dr. Arnaldo 715, 01246-904 São Paulo, SP, Brazil
Alexandre R. Shinzato
Affiliation:
Department of Preventive Medicine, Federal University of São Paulo, Rua Botucatu 740, 04023-062 São Paulo, SP, Brazil
Sandra R. G. Ferreira
Affiliation:
Department of Preventive Medicine, Federal University of São Paulo, Rua Botucatu 740, 04023-062 São Paulo, SP, Brazil
*
*Corresponding Author: Dr Marly A. Cardoso, fax +55 11 3066 7705, email marlyac@usp.br
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Abstract

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The present paper describes a nutritional survey carried out among Japanese-Brazilian subjects living in Bauru, south-eastern Brazil. Data were from a cross-sectional population-based study of 1283 first-generation Japanese-Brazilian subjects (Japan-born; 127 men and 121 women) and second-generation Japanese-Brazilian subjects (Brazil-born; 456 men and 573 women) aged 30–90 years. Anthropometric measurements and % body fat were measured and BMI and waist:hip ratio calculated. Dietary assessment was performed using a validated food-frequency questionnaire. A considerable proportion of men (51 %) and women (47 %) had excess weight (BMI>24·9 kg/m2). A greater waist circumference in men and women (age-adjusted by covariance analysis) was observed among Brazil-born participants. In general, only 10 % of the participants reported current practice of sports or other vigorous physical activity. Age-adjusted mean energy intakes and % energy from macronutrients were found to be similar across generations. The age-adjusted mean daily % energy intake from fat were similar across generations: among Japan-born participants, they were 31·5 (95 % CI 30·6, 32·4) % for men and 32·6 (95 % CI 31·7, 33·5) % for women. The respective figures for Brazil-born subjects were 32·1 (95 % CI 31·6, 32·6) % and 33·2 (95 % CI 32·7, 33·5) %. These values are quite different from the usual intakes reported in Japan during the last decades (about 25 %). Taking into account the traditional Japanese diet, a high energy density diet and a sedentary lifestyle may be implicated in the high prevalence of central obesity and metabolic syndrome observed among Japanese-Brazilian subjects across gender and generations.

Keywords

Nutrition surveyDietary patternsAbdominal obesityJapanese-Brazilians
Type
Research Article
Information
British Journal of Nutrition , Volume 89 , Issue 5 , May 2003 , pp. 705 - 712
Copyright
Copyright © The Nutrition Society 2003

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