J Haraldsdóttir1, L B Andersen. 1. Research Department of Human Nutrition, Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: In a previous paper we reported an inverse relationship between fitness and serum lipids in this group of young subjects. The present study investigates whether a higher fitness level was associated with a more prudent diet and whether this contributed to the observed relationship between fitness and serum lipids. METHODS: The study sample, comprising 70 women and 49 men ages 23-27 years, was a subgroup of a large random sample. Aerobic fitness was measured directly as maximal oxygen uptake (ml O2 min-1 kg-1) and dietary intake as 7-day food records. RESULTS: The highest fitness tertile had an intake of dietary fiber higher than that of the lowest tertile (25.2 g/10 MJ vs 21.9 g/10 MJ, P < 0.05) and a lower intake of sucrose (7.2 E% vs 9.8 E%, P < 0.01), whereas total fat intake and the ratio between polyunsaturated and saturated fatty acids were similar (35.4 E% vs 36.5 E%, P > 0.05, 0.39 vs 0.34, P > 0.05, respectively). No differences were observed in intake of alcohol, protein, and total carbohydrate. Multiple regression analyses showed no impact of dietary variables upon the relationship between serum lipids and fitness. CONCLUSIONS: Better fitness was associated with a better dietary composition with respect to dietary fiber and sucrose, but not to fat. The observed inverse relationship between fitness and serum lipids was not related to diet.
BACKGROUND: In a previous paper we reported an inverse relationship between fitness and serum lipids in this group of young subjects. The present study investigates whether a higher fitness level was associated with a more prudent diet and whether this contributed to the observed relationship between fitness and serum lipids. METHODS: The study sample, comprising 70 women and 49 men ages 23-27 years, was a subgroup of a large random sample. Aerobic fitness was measured directly as maximal oxygen uptake (ml O2 min-1 kg-1) and dietary intake as 7-day food records. RESULTS: The highest fitness tertile had an intake of dietary fiber higher than that of the lowest tertile (25.2 g/10 MJ vs 21.9 g/10 MJ, P < 0.05) and a lower intake of sucrose (7.2 E% vs 9.8 E%, P < 0.01), whereas total fat intake and the ratio between polyunsaturated and saturated fatty acids were similar (35.4 E% vs 36.5 E%, P > 0.05, 0.39 vs 0.34, P > 0.05, respectively). No differences were observed in intake of alcohol, protein, and total carbohydrate. Multiple regression analyses showed no impact of dietary variables upon the relationship between serum lipids and fitness. CONCLUSIONS: Better fitness was associated with a better dietary composition with respect to dietary fiber and sucrose, but not to fat. The observed inverse relationship between fitness and serum lipids was not related to diet.
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