Endocrine Abstracts

BackgroundTo examine the secular trends of dietary food groups and diet quality among adults, overall and by sex, education, and occupation status.MethodsThis study was conducted within the framework of the Tehran Lipid and Glucose Study (TLGS). Demographic and anthropometric measurements were gathered using standard questionnaires. In terms of socioeconomic information, participants were divided into two gro...

Background: The aim of this study was to investigate the association between the identified patterns of fruits and vegetables and metabolic syndrome incidence, and to investigate whether lifestyle factors (weight change and smoking) and socioeconomic status (education and occupation status) modify the effect of the patterns on metabolic syndrome risk.Methods: We prospectively studied 1915 participants of the Tehran Lipid and Glucose study aged 19–7...

Background: The aim of this study was to investigate whether both weight change and the background intakes of macronutrients modulate the association between dietary branch chain amino acids (BCAAs) and the risk of metabolic syndrome (MetS).Methods: This prospective study was conducted within the framework of the Tehran Lipid and Glucose Study. BCAA intakes were collected using a valid and reliable semi-quantitative food frequency questionnaire. MetS com...