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Karina Sanches Machado d'Almeida1, Ingrid Dalira Schweigert Perry2, Nadine Clausell3
1Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul - Health Sciences Graduate Program - Cardiology and Cardiovascular Sciences. Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre - Cardiology Department - Heart Failure Clinic.. karinasmdalmeida@gmail.com.
Background:
Nutritional factors have a significant influence on the prognosis of patients with heart failure (HF).
Objective:
The goal of the present study was to assess the food intake of stable patients with HF.
Methods:
Patients of both genders aged over 18 years with a confirmed diagnosis of HF were recruited and matched with healthy individuals for age, sex and BMI. Food records and weighing were used to assess participant nutritional intake. DRIs and NCEP-ATP III recommendations were used to evaluate the adequacy of nutritional intake.
Results:
Sixty-five percent of the 40 patients in the sample and 48% of the 25 control subjects were men. The mean age in both groups was 54±8 years and mean BMI was categorized as overweight. Carbohydrate, trans fatty acid and sodium intake were higher in the HF group as compared to control subjects (p=0.006, p.
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