Dietary habits and cardiovascular risk in the Spanish population: the DRECE study (II) micronutrient intake
2000
Ballesteros-Pomar, M.D. | Rubio-Herrera, M.A. | Gutierrez-Fuentes, J.A. | Gomez-Gerique, J.A. | Gomez-de-la-Camara, A. | Pascual, O. | Garate, I. | Montero, R. | Campina, S.
Objective: To evaluate the dietary micronutrient intake in the adult Spanish population participating in the DRECE study. Methods: The cross-sectional study was performed in two stages in 1991 and 1996 in 43 primary care clinics. One thousand two hundred people 'with cardiovascular risk' and 600 'without risk' answered a food frequency questionnaire. Results: Significant increases in vitamin C, retinol, lycopenes, (beta-cryptoxanthin and vitamin E intakes were found. Vitamin A, alpha-carotenoid and lutein intakes decreased. Vitamin 12, B6 and folic acid intakes increased in people with cardiovascular risk, whereas only the last two increased in the control group. Nearly 100% of the people consumed the recommended dietary allowances for vitamins B12 and B6 and >70% for folic acid. Calcium, iron, and zinc intake increased in both groups, but magnesium and selenium intake increased only in people at risk. Vitamin A, B1 and zinc intakes have decreased, and >50% of the people do not consume the recommended dietary allowance. Conclusion: Antioxidant vitamins and vitamin B12, B6 and folic acid intakes seem to be adequate in the adult Spanish population, no significant differences appear regarding their cardiovascular risk status. Vitamin A, B1 and zinc intakes are not appropriate.
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