Basma Nejjar
Faculty of medicine in Liege Belgium and Faculty of Sciences in Kenitra Morocco.
Title: Typology of food consumption and serum level of Phosphocalcic biomarkers among Moroccan women
Biography
Biography: Basma Nejjar
Abstract
Actually, Moroccan is undergoing an epidemiological and nutritional transition. This shift from traditional diets to Western-style diets has been a key contributor to many diseases affecting the general health of a moroccan individual such as the phosphocalcic metabolism. This study aimed at describing the typology of food consumption and to highlight the difference of serum level of phosphocalcic biomarkers according to this typology of consumption among Moroccan in Meknes region. This cross-sectional study was taken from February to March 2015 and gathered 116 subjects 18-70y. Dietary intake was assessed by a validated a frequency consumption questionnaire; the sun exposure per week( less versus more than 15 min) was recorded and a blood sample was taken in order to assess the serum level of biochemical markers (calcemia, phosphatemia and 25 hydroxyvitamin D (25OHD)). The solar exposure was used as an adjustment factor. The principal component analysis showed two profiles of the typology of food consumption: one rich in vegetal and cereal products and other rich in animal products. Calcemia and 25OHD were different according to animal typology adjusted to the sun exposure (p = 0.05, p = 0.001) but no findings were found for phosphatemia. Longitudinal studies should be initiated to consolidate our results and to raise awareness of the importance of diet for phosphocalcic status in Morocco.