INDICADORES DE ESTRÉS OXIDATIVO EN SUERO Y COMPORTAMIENTO ALIMENTARIO EN ADULTOS DE UNA ZONA RURAL DE JALISCO, MÉXICO

Introduction: The feeding behavior establishes a re lation of humans with food, includes food habits that could be involved with oxidative stress. Objective: To evaluate the relation of indicators of oxidative stress (lipid peroxides) and antioxidant (as corbic acid, catalase, superoxide dismutase) with fee ding behavior in adults of Teocuhitatlan Corona, Ja lisco, Mexico. Method: Study observational, descriptive, cross-sec tional of 44 adults with 43 to 88 years, was used a ins trument of feeding behavior. The questionnaire were related to indicators of oxidative stress. Were used des criptive statistics, frequency distribution and analysis of covariance with adjustment variables, was conside red significant p <0.05. Results: The values of serum lipid peroxides were related to behaviors: consider the nutritional content as most important when choosing food (p = 0.042), dis like milk (p = 0.027), intake of sweets between meals (p = 0.001), habitual inclusion of vegetables and salads in main meal (p = 0.018). We do not found association in to values of ascorbic acid, cholesterol in low density lipoproteins and enzymatic activities of catalase and superoxide dismutase with food behaviors. Discussion: The feeding behaviors analyzed in this study may be involved with development of oxidative stress and could be have protective or harmful effect in development to complications of chronic non-com