Abstract
Objective: to evaluate the consumption of saturated fats and the relationship between cardiovascular risk factors in employees of a higher education institution. Methods: Cross-sectional study conducted in 41 employees of the Faculty of Science and Technology of Maranhão, aged between 20 and 59 years, of both sexes. To determine the nutritional status and body composition was used BMI and bioimpedance, respectively. In assessing the food intake used the food record of 3 days, analyzed by NutWin v.1.5 program. Statistical analysis was performed using SPSS v program. 18.0 using Pearson's correlation to check the association between variables. Results: The mean values and standard deviation found for BMI were 25.4 ± 4.1 and 28.4 ± 5.1 for females and males, respectively. Waist circumference was 81.17 ± 9.5 for women and 92 ± 1.5 for men. There was a high saturated fat intake in both sexes (> 10%), while the lipid profile values remained adequate. There was a positive correlation between the risk factors DC and PA (p <0.05). Conclusion: From the results, it appears that participants are overweight, according to the body mass index, and the parameters waist circumference and body fat percentage appears to influence the development of hypertension in the long run. Furthermore, there is the high consumption of saturated fat and
proteins associated with low fiber intake may be favoring excess weight and employees evaluated the cardiovascular risk.