Endocrinology & Metabolic Syndrome
Open Access
ISSN: 2161-1017
ISSN: 2161-1017
Viviane do Valle Couto Reis
Brazil
Research Article
Effect of Dietetic Intervention in Brazilian Postmenopausal Women with Metabolic Syndrome
Author(s): Viviane do Valle Couto Reis, Gabriela Morgado de Oliveira Coelho, Eliane de Abreu Soares and Avany Fernandes PereiraViviane do Valle Couto Reis, Gabriela Morgado de Oliveira Coelho, Eliane de Abreu Soares and Avany Fernandes Pereira
The study aim was to investigate the effects of individualized dietary intervention in postmenopausal women with metabolic syndrome. In this randomized and controlled clinical trial, a total of 55 women 40-65 years old presenting metabolic syndrome diagnosis were randomly assigned into intervention and control groups (50.9%). The intervention group received individualized diets prescribed by nutritionists. Participants were assessed at baseline moment (M0) and after a 16 weeks period (M1) for anthropometric, clinical, biochemical, and dietary parameters. The Student?s t-test was applied for independent and dependent numerical variables. It was hypothesized that postmenopausal women with metabolic syndrome obtaining dietary intervention would show improvement in the assessed parameters. At M0 there was no significant difference in all parameters between groups, demonstrating homogeneity s.. View More»
DOI:
10.4172/2161-1017.1000127