%0 Journal Article %T A variedade da dieta ¨¦ fator protetor para a press£¿o arterial sist¨®lica elevada %A Oliveira %A Erick Prado de %A Camargo %A Karina Fernandes de %A Castanho %A Gabriela Kaiser Fullin %A Nicola %A Marina %A Portero-McLellan %A K¨¢tia Cristina %A Burini %A Roberto Carlos %J Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia %D 2012 %I Sociedade Brasileira de Cardiologia - SBC %R 10.1590/S0066-782X2012005000020 %X background: diet directly influences systemic arterial hypertension (sah), which is one of the main risk factors for cardiovascular disease. objective: to associate hypertension with dietary factors in adults clinically selected for a change-of-lifestyle program. methods: cross-sectional study comprising 335 individuals, aged between 44 and 65 years, clinically selected for a change-of-lifestyle program. we evaluated anthropometric data (bmi, %body fat and waist circumference), biochemical components (plasma glucose, triglycerides, total cholesterol, hdl-c and ldl-c) and diet, through the 24-hour recall method. the quality of the diet was assessed by the healthy eating index. blood pressure was measured according to the v brazilian guidelines on hypertension and classified according to ncep-atpiii. logistic regression was performed to determine the likelihood of changes in sbp and dbp according to dietary intake. the level of significance was set at p <0.05. results: there was a positive correlation between diastolic blood pressure and sugar and cholesterol intake, and a negative one with intake of fiber, portions of oil and fats and diet quality. dietary variety with ¡Ư 8 food items showed a protective effect for alterations in systolic blood pressure, or = 0.361 (0.148 to 0.878). conclusion: a greater dietary variety had a protective effect on the systolic blood pressure. %K hypertension %K blood pressure %K diet %K sodium-restricted %K food quality. %U http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&pid=S0066-782X2012000400008&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=en