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Aim: Identify the nutritional and epidemiological profile of patients treated at a nutrition clinic in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul. Materials and Method: Retrospective cross-sectional study, which analyzed all medical records of patients treated between the years 2000 to 2008. The nutritional profile of the patient in his first appointment was evaluated, and the epidemiological profile (its pathologies and risk factors associated with major diseases related to food), and health habits. Results: In this study were evaluated 452 records with a predominance of female patients. Risk factors for cardiovascular disease and metabolic syndrome such as excess weight, diabetes, altered biochemical and increased waist circumference, were found. There was a linear association between metabolic syndrome with age, nutritional status and physical activity. Age also showed a linear association with general obesity and abdominal obesity high risk. A sedentary lifestyle was crucial to changing the nutritional status and consequent development of cardiovascular disease. Conclusion: The attended population has a prevalence of metabolic syndrome, which increases with the variables age and body mass index, and is more prevalent in sedentary males. Women attended have more aggravating factors for cardiovascular disease, such as abdominal obesity, sedentary lifestyle and smoking.

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