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Article

Eating Habits in Patients with Familial Hypercholesterolemia from North-Eastern Romania

by
Alexandra Maștaleru
1,2,
Alexandra Sabina Cojocariu
1,2,
Andra Oancea
1,2,
Maria-Magdalena Leon-Constantin
1,2,*,
Mihai Roca
1,2,
Ioana Mădălina Zota
1,
Irina Mihaela Abdulan
1,*,
Cristina Rusu
3,
Laura Mihaela Trandafir
4,
Alexandru Dan Costache
1,
Elena Cojocaru
5,
Iulia Cristina Roca
6 and
Florin Mitu
1,2
1
Department of Medical Specialties I, “Grigore T. Popa” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 700115 Iaşi, Romania
2
Clinical Rehabilitation Hospital, 700661 Iaşi, Romania
3
Department of Medical Genetics, “Grigore T. Popa” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 700115 Iaşi, Romania
4
Department of Mother and Child, “Grigore T. Popa” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 700115 Iasi, Romania
5
Department of Morphofunctional Sciences I, “Grigore T. Popa” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 700115 Iaşi, Romania
6
Surgery II Department, “Grigore T. Popa” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 700115 Iaşi, Romania
*
Authors to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Nutrients 2022, 14(15), 3124; https://doi.org/10.3390/nu14153124
Submission received: 22 June 2022 / Revised: 24 July 2022 / Accepted: 26 July 2022 / Published: 29 July 2022
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Diet, Dyslipidemias and Metabolic Diseases)
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Abstract

(1) Background: Familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) is a genetic autosomal dominant disorder characterized by elevated levels of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL) that develops deposits of lipids in the arterial wall. Since it is underdiagnosed and undertreated, the disease has a high risk of premature cardiovascular disease and death. Patients are not always aware of the changes they should make in their diet. Thus, our study aimed to evaluate through a food frequency questionnaire their eating habits. (2) Methods: We included 70 patients with FH and 20 subjects in a control group that were evaluated through a physical examination and blood tests. They also completed a food frequency questionnaire. (3) Results: Throughout our study, we observed several aspects: regardless of age, patients with FH had higher carbohydrate intakes compared to the control group; from the same group, a positive correlation was observed between salami intake and the levels of glucose and glycated hemoglobin. Moreover, the sour cream preference was associated with higher liver function tests. In the control group, we observed a higher intake of pasta and fast food and fewer fruit portions. (4) Conclusions: As far as we know, this is the first study from Romania that evaluated the eating habits of patients diagnosed with FH. Our study reveals that, although patients with FH avoid junk food, they still have a high intake of carbohydrates when compared to the control group. Further research is needed in order to get a comprehensive nutritional evaluation of these patients.
Keywords: familial hypercholesterolemia; food frequency questionnaire; eating habits familial hypercholesterolemia; food frequency questionnaire; eating habits
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Maștaleru, A.; Cojocariu, A.S.; Oancea, A.; Leon-Constantin, M.-M.; Roca, M.; Zota, I.M.; Abdulan, I.M.; Rusu, C.; Trandafir, L.M.; Costache, A.D.; et al. Eating Habits in Patients with Familial Hypercholesterolemia from North-Eastern Romania. Nutrients 2022, 14, 3124. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu14153124

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Maștaleru A, Cojocariu AS, Oancea A, Leon-Constantin M-M, Roca M, Zota IM, Abdulan IM, Rusu C, Trandafir LM, Costache AD, et al. Eating Habits in Patients with Familial Hypercholesterolemia from North-Eastern Romania. Nutrients. 2022; 14(15):3124. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu14153124

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Maștaleru, Alexandra, Alexandra Sabina Cojocariu, Andra Oancea, Maria-Magdalena Leon-Constantin, Mihai Roca, Ioana Mădălina Zota, Irina Mihaela Abdulan, Cristina Rusu, Laura Mihaela Trandafir, Alexandru Dan Costache, and et al. 2022. "Eating Habits in Patients with Familial Hypercholesterolemia from North-Eastern Romania" Nutrients 14, no. 15: 3124. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu14153124

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Maștaleru, A., Cojocariu, A. S., Oancea, A., Leon-Constantin, M.-M., Roca, M., Zota, I. M., Abdulan, I. M., Rusu, C., Trandafir, L. M., Costache, A. D., Cojocaru, E., Roca, I. C., & Mitu, F. (2022). Eating Habits in Patients with Familial Hypercholesterolemia from North-Eastern Romania. Nutrients, 14(15), 3124. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu14153124

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