Association of Dietary Fatty Acids Intakes From Various Food Groups With Metabolic Syndrome In Tehrani Adults

This study aimed to investigate the relationship between saturated and unsaturated fatty acids from food groups and risk of metabolic syndrome in Tehrani adults.
This study is a population-based cross-sectional study on 6412 adults (≥ 19 years) and performed in the framework of Tehran Lipid and Glucose Study. Nutritional information was collected using a food frequency questionnaire. Fasting blood glucose, blood pressure, cholesterol, triglyceride and HDL levels were measured. Metabolic syndrome was defined according to Adult Treatment Panel III criteria.
The results showed that men and women in the top quartile SFA intake were significantly associated with metabolic syndrome (P Based on the present study, there may be an inverse relationship between saturated fatty acids of different groups of food with metabolic syndrome. The inverse association of omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids of different groups of food with metabolic syndrome were also observed.