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Relationship of bread intake and blood lipid profile in women

Few researches suggest that bread, as important ingredient of human daily diet, could have possible protective effect to metabolic syndrome and could improve cardiovascular health. Our aim was to determine the relationship of bread intake and serum lipid profile in women of all ages (25- 93 years). Bread intake was assessed in 229 participants using four 24-hour dietary recalls. Body height (BH), body weight (BW), % body fat (%BF) and waist circumference (WC) were measured. From venous blood samples serum triglycerides, total cholesterol, HDL cholesterol and LDL cholesterol were measured. There was significant difference in triglycerides level (t(227)=-3.11, p<0.01), HDL cholesterol level (t(227)=2.93, p<0.01), %BF (t(218)=-2.31, p<0.05) and WC (t(227)=-2.01, p<0.05) between women with higher (>13.41 %kJ/day) and lower (<13.41 %kJ/day) daily energy intake from bread. The magnitude of difference was small ; 1-4% of the variance of above mentioned parameters is explained by daily energy intake from bread. When participants were grouped according to median daily intake of bread (72 g/day), there was no significant difference in observed lipid profile parameters. The results suggest that contribution of bread intake to total daily energy intake could have greater influence on blood lipid profile than bread intake itself.

bread intake; serum triglycerides; serum HDL; 24-hour dietary recall

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