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Sandra Mary Lima Vasconcelos

Researcher at Federal University of Alagoas

Publications -  53
Citations -  1352

Sandra Mary Lima Vasconcelos is an academic researcher from Federal University of Alagoas. The author has contributed to research in topics: Medicine & Population. The author has an hindex of 14, co-authored 46 publications receiving 1053 citations.

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Coffee and human health: a focus on the substances of the beverage related to cardiovascular disease

TL;DR: The importance and composition of the drink, the physiological mechanisms involved in the increased blood pressure and serum cholesterol attributed to coffee, and selected studies that verified the association between coffee consumption and these cardiovascular diseases are presented.
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Evaluation of consumption of food and predictors of cardiovascular risk in hypertensive protectors of the State of Alagoas, Brazil.

TL;DR: Assim, observou-se relacao entre o consumo de alimentos preditores de risco CV com sedentarismo e colesterol elevado, refletindo a necessidade of acoes de educacao nutricional.
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Ingestão do cálcio na obesidade de mulheres atendidas pelo Sistema Único de Saúde

TL;DR: A analise da frequencia de consumo de fontes alimentares de calcio revelou that os dois grupos apresentavam consumo inferior a tres porcoes/dia, merecendo destaque o grande numero que referiu "raramente" consumir tais alimentos.
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Association between blood cholesterol and sodium intake in hypertensive women with excess weight.

TL;DR: Assessment of the association between blood cholesterol and sodium intake in hypertensive women with and without excess weight found that blood cholesterol is statistically inversely related to sodium intake for hypertensiveWomen with excess weight, but it is not statistically related to Sodium intake for hypertension-prone women without excess Weight.

Insegurança alimentar em domicílios de indivíduos portadores de hipertensão e/ou diabetes

TL;DR: The objective of this study was to evaluate cardiovascular risk factors (CVRF) in patients with HA and/or diabetes mellitus and its relationship with the socioeconomic status and the situation of food insecurity (IA) in households.