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Introduction: Obesity is caused by increased consumption of calories and sedentary lifestyle, may lead to the emergence of disorders in the body, such as metabolic syndrome, strongly associated with cardiovascular risk factors. The standard food with a high consumption of fats has left the society susceptible to the components of metabolic syndrome. Objective: Compare the consumption of lipids of elderly women patients carriers and not carriers of the metabolic syndrome. Materials and Methods: This is a cross-sectional study which examined the food consumption of 98 elderly women in the period April 2005 to December 2005. The energy consumption total and fractions of lipids were estimated by the registered food for three days. The diagnosis of the syndrome was held as the criteria NCEP-ATP III and IDF. Results: The prevalence of metabolic syndrome as NCEP-ATP III was 41.8%, while the IDF was 53.1%. There was statistically significant difference in consumption of polyunsaturated fats. Discussion: The tendency of patients of bearer by the syndrome consumes hyper lipid diet, and the significantly lower consumption of polyunsaturated fatty acids, seem to be relevant in the development of metabolic syndrome. Conclusion: There is an inadequate intake of nutrients lipid by older women, which is a risk factor for metabolic syndrome.

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