@misc{10481/62466,
year = {2020},
month = {4},
url = {http://hdl.handle.net/10481/62466},
abstract = {High blood pressure (BP) is a risk factor for cardiovascular disease and sodium consumption
is related to high BP. Moreover, sugar-sweetened beverages (SSB) and the Dietary Approach to Stop
Hypertension (DASH) influence BP. For this reason, we investigated whether: 1) children with risk of
elevated BP had a higher consumption frequency (CF) of energy-dense salty foods (EDSF), high-sugary
foods (HSF) and SSB or a low DASH score; and 2) children with a higher CF of EDSF showed a
worse anthropometric and metabolic profile. Anthropometry, BP and general biochemical parameters
were measured in 687 Spanish children (5–16 years) with normal or excess weight. A food frequency
questionnaire was used to calculate EDSF, HSF and SSB consumption, and modified DASH score.
Results showed that sex and pubertal stage influenced modified DASH score. Diastolic hypertension
was associated to higher CF of EDSF in the whole sample and to higher CF of SSB in pubertal children,
both independently of nutritional status. In addition, CF of EDSF was positively associated with CF of
HSF and SSB and inversely associated with modified DASH score. Targeted policies and intervention
programs, specific for different age ranges, should be established that aim to reduce salt consumption
from snacks and processed foods, which could reduce HSF and SSB consumption as well.},
organization = {Funded by the Ministry for Science and Innovation (GENOBOX PI11/01425, PI11/02042, PI11/02059;
PUBMEP PI16/00871, PI16/01301, PI16/012) and SAMID (RD08/0072/0028) and CIBEROBN (CB15/00131,
CB15/00043) networks. AIR was funded by a Juan de la Cierva-Formación stipend (FJCI-2014-19795). GPG was
funded by a predoctoral fellowship from the Government of Aragón.},
publisher = {MDPI},
keywords = {Consumption frequency},
keywords = {Dietary approach stop hypertension},
keywords = {Energy-dense salty food},
keywords = {Hypertension},
keywords = {Pubertal stage},
keywords = {Sugar-sweetened beverages},
title = {Energy Dense Salty Food Consumption Frequency Is Associated with Diastolic Hypertension in Spanish Children},
doi = {doi:10.3390/nu12041027},
author = {Pérez Gimeno, Gloria and Aguilera García, Concepción María},
}