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Fatemeh Falah Medvari, Elaheh Mohagheghnezhad, Sahar Saraf Bank, Reihaneh Seyed Ghaleh, Leila Azadbakht. The Association between Polyunsaturated Fatty Acid Intake and Obesity and Abdominal Adiposity in Female Students of Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Iran. J Health Syst Res 2013; 9 (1) :20-31
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Fatemeh Falah Medvari 
1, Elaheh Mohagheghnezhad1 , Sahar Saraf Bank1 , Reihaneh Seyed Ghaleh1 , Leila Azadbakht2
1, Elaheh Mohagheghnezhad1 , Sahar Saraf Bank1 , Reihaneh Seyed Ghaleh1 , Leila Azadbakht2
1- Food Security Research Center, Department of Community Nutrition, School of Nutrition and Food Science, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
2- Associate Professor, Food Security Research Center, Department of Community Nutrition, School of Nutrition and Food Science, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran (Corresponding Author) Email: azadbakht@hlth.mui.ac.ir
2- Associate Professor, Food Security Research Center, Department of Community Nutrition, School of Nutrition and Food Science, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran (Corresponding Author) Email: azadbakht@hlth.mui.ac.ir
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Background: Nowadays obesity has become a universal problem. Many studies have been done on obesity and abdominal adiposity. The aim of this study was to investigate the association between polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA) intake, and obesity and abdominal adiposity in female students of Isfahan University of Medical Sciences. Methods: This cross–sectional study was conducted on 160 female university students in the age range of 18-30 years. All participants were randomly selected. Validated semi-quantitative FFQ was used to assess the entire dietary component intake. Physical activity was assessed by the standard physical activity questionnaire. The relationship between PUFA intake and anthropometric indices was evaluated by linear and logistic regression, and correlation test. All analysis was performed by SPSS version 10. Findings: The prevalence of obesity, abdominal adiposity, and overweight was 2.5%, 1.3%, and 9.4%, respectively. The mean values of weight, BMI and waist circumference (WC) were 56.21 kg, 21.88 kg/m2, and 70.94 cm, respectively. The mean daily intake of fat and PUFA were 74.11 and 17.54 gr, respectively. Conclusion: The current study indicated that there was no significant correlation between PUFA intake and weight, waist circumference, obesity and abdominal adiposity, and overweight among female students (P > 0.05).
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Subject:
education health and promotion
Received: 2020/07/16 | Accepted: 2013/04/15 | Published: 2013/04/15
Received: 2020/07/16 | Accepted: 2013/04/15 | Published: 2013/04/15
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