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| da Veiga,D.T.A.; Bringhenti,R.; Copes,R.; Tatsch,E.; Moresco,R.N.; Comim,F.V.; Premaor,M.O.. |
| The prevalence of cardiovascular and metabolic diseases is increased in postmenopausal women, which contributes to the burden of illnesses in this period of life. Yerba mate (Ilex paraguariensis) is a native bush from Southern South America. Its leaves are rich in phenolic components, which may have antioxidant, vasodilating, hypocholesterolemic, and hypoglycemic proprieties. This post hoc analysis of the case-control study nested in the Obesity and Bone Fracture Cohort evaluated the consumption of yerba mate and the prevalence of hypertension, dyslipidemia, and coronary diseases in postmenopausal women. Ninety-five postmenopausal women were included in this analysis. A questionnaire was applied to evaluate the risk factors and diagnosis of cardiovascular... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Yerba mate; Ilex paraguariensis; Postmenopausal women; Diabetes mellitus; Hypertension; Cardiovascular disease. |
| Ano: 2018 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2018000600607 |
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