Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics Department, College of Health Sciences, University of Sharjah, Sharjah 27272, United Arab Emirates.
Nutrition and Health Department, College of Food and Agriculture, United Arab Emirates University, Al Ain 15551, United Arab Emirates.
Nutrients. 2019 Apr 26;11(5):941. doi: 10.3390/nu11050941.
Cardiovascular diseases are the main cause of deaths in the United Arab Emirates and reducing dietary salt intake is recommended to improve the population's health.
a cross-sectional survey was given to 401 students from the University of Sharjah to investigate knowledge, attitudes, and practices related to dietary salt intake and a 24-h dietary recall among a subsample of 122 students, to assess the dietary intake of total fat, cholesterol, saturated fat, trans fat, and sodium.
findings indicated low salt-related knowledge scores among students (17 out of 30), high prevalence of overweight (28%), obesity (14%), hypertension stage 1 (31%), and hypertension stage 2 (20%). The results also revealed a high percentage of students exceeding the recommended intake of total fat (48%), saturated fat (90%), trans fat (64%), and sodium (89%), and all students not meeting potassium recommendations.
culture-specific awareness campaigns on salt and fat intake and their association with health are needed.
心血管疾病是阿联酋的主要死因,建议减少饮食中的盐摄入量以改善民众健康。
对 401 名来自沙迦大学的学生进行了一项横断面调查,以调查与饮食盐摄入量相关的知识、态度和实践,并对其中 122 名学生进行了 24 小时饮食回忆,以评估总脂肪、胆固醇、饱和脂肪、反式脂肪和钠的饮食摄入量。
研究结果表明,学生的盐相关知识得分较低(30 分中 17 分),超重(28%)、肥胖(14%)、高血压 1 期(31%)和高血压 2 期(20%)的患病率较高。结果还显示,超过推荐总脂肪(48%)、饱和脂肪(90%)、反式脂肪(64%)和钠(89%)摄入量的学生比例较高,且所有学生均未达到钾的推荐摄入量。
需要开展针对盐和脂肪摄入及其与健康关系的具有文化针对性的宣传活动。