![Sample our Food Science & Technology journals, sign in here to start your access, latest two full volumes FREE to you for 14 days]({"type":"image" , "src" : "/sda/5936/TOC-Subject-Sample-2021-Food-Science-Technology.jpg"})
Abstract
There is little data on the type of vegetable oil used and the prevalence of metabolic syndrome (MS) in Asian Indians. Food frequency questionnaire was used to document the type of cooking oil in 1875 adults in Chennai city. MS was assessed by new harmonizing criteria. The prevalence of MS was higher among sunflower oil users (30.7%) than palmolein (23.2%) and traditional oil (17.1%, p < 0.001) users. The higher prevalence of MS in sunflower oil group persisted even when stratified according to body mass index, except in obese groups. The risk of MS was further compounded by quantity of refined cereals consumed. Higher LA%E and linoleic acid/alpha-linolenic acid ratio in sunflower oil probably contributes to increased risk of MS.
Acknowledgements
The authors thank the Chennai Willington Corporate Foundation, Chennai, for their support for the CURES field studies.
Declaration of interest The authors report no conflict of interest. The authors alone are responsible for the content and writing of the paper. V.M., V.S. and K.K. designed the study. P.V. and G.G. led the data collection. N.L. and R.G wrote the first draft of the manuscript. K.P. and N.L. analysed the data and wrote the ‘Statistical Analysis’ and ‘Results’ sections. K.K., R.M.A., V.S., J.H and V.M. reviewed the manuscript and contributed to the interpretation of data. All authors contributed to the revision and finalization of the manuscript. All authors declared that they have no duality of interest associated with this manuscript.
Notes
*This is the 106th publication from the Chennai Urban Rural Epidemiology Study (CURES 106).