Observational studyNutrients2019
Dietary Inflammatory Index and Sleep Quality in Southern Italian Adults.
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51 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Association between pro-inflammatory diet and ulcerative colitis: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in nutrition · 2025Pooled it
- Dietary inflammatory index (DII) and sleep quality, duration, and timing: A systematic review.Sleep medicine reviews · 2024Pooled it
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- The association of dietary inflammatory index with sleep outcomes: A systematic review.Health promotion perspectives · 2024Pooled it
- Changes in fruit and vegetable consumption in relation to changes in sleep characteristics over a 3-month period among young adults.Sleep health · 2021Trial
- Exploring the Relationship Between Dietary Inflammatory Index, Eating Disorder, and Body Composition Among University Students in the UAE: A Cross-Sectional Study.Health science reports · 2026Article
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- What is the role of food consumption in the relationships between sleep duration, sleep quality, and cognitive function? A study among Chinese older adults.BMC geriatrics · 2026Article
- Unveiling the relationship between dietary patterns and sleep quality: cross-sectional evidence from university students in Jinan city.Frontiers in nutrition · 2026Article
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- Dietary pattern index and sleep disturbances: findings from the 2011-2014 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES).BMC public health · 2025Article
- Association between energy-adjusted dietary inflammatory index and sleep quality disorders: a cross-sectional study on fasa adult cohort.Journal of health, population, and nutrition · 2025Article
- Exploring the link between dietary inflammatory index and sleep disorders: Insights from NHANES and Mendelian randomization approach.Medicine · 2025Article
- Associations of dietary and lifestyle inflammation scores with sleep quality and mental health in hemodialysis patients: a multicenter cross-sectional study.Nutrition & metabolism · 2025Article
- Effects of the Energy-Adjusted Dietary Inflammation Index During Pregnancy on Prenatal Depression: The Mediating Effect of Sleep Quality.Nutrients · 2025Article
- Associations of fruit and vegetable intake with sleep quality and stress among Hong Kong female nurses with different working status: a cross-sectional study.BMC nursing · 2025Article
- Dietary Inflammatory Potential and its Association with Sleep Complaints in Institutionalized Older Adults: A Pilot Study.Sleep science (Sao Paulo, Brazil) · 2025Article
- The inflammatory potential of diet in adults with knee osteoarthritis: sex-specific associations with quality of life, sleep, fatigue and mental health.Frontiers in nutrition · 2025Article
- Association between the Dietary Inflammatory Index and Sleep Quality among Lebanese University Students.Sleep science (Sao Paulo, Brazil) · 2024Article
- Effect of a Whole-Food Plant-Based Diet on Postprandial Sleepiness: A Pilot Study.American journal of lifestyle medicine · 2024Article
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Abstract
backgroundCurrent evidence supports the central role of a subclinical, low-grade inflammation in a number of chronic illnesses and mental disorders; however, studies on sleep quality are scarce. The aim of this study was to test the association between the inflammatory potential of the diet and sleep quality in a cohort of Italian adults.
methodsA cross-sectional analysis of baseline data of the Mediterranean healthy Eating, Aging, and Lifestyle (MEAL) study was conducted on 1936 individuals recruited in the urban area of Catania during 2014-2015 through random sampling. A food frequency questionnaire and other validated instruments were used to calculate the dietary inflammatory index (DII
resultsIndividuals in the highest quartile of the DII were less likely to have adequate sleep quality (odds ratio (
conclusionsThe inflammatory potential of the diet appears to be associated with sleep quality in adults. Interventions to improve diet quality might consider including a dietary component that aims to lower chronic systemic inflammation to prevent cognitive decline and improve sleep quality.
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