ArticlePublic health nutrition2021
Diet scores and prediction of general and abdominal obesity in the Melbourne collaborative cohort study.
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- High dietary inflammatory index is associated with an increased risk of overweight and obesity in adults: a meta-analysis of observational studies.Frontiers in nutrition · 2026Pooled it
- Dietary inflammatory index (DII) and sleep quality, duration, and timing: A systematic review.Sleep medicine reviews · 2024Pooled it
- Mediterranean diet vs. the Australian guide to healthy eating (AGHE) on body composition and glucose metabolism: A randomized controlled trial.Diabetes, obesity & metabolism · 2025Trial
- Adherence to a Mediterranean Diet for 6 Months Improves the Dietary Inflammatory Index in a Western Population: Results from the MedLey Study.Nutrients · 2023Trial
- Dietary Inflammatory Index of Northern Mexican Indigenous Adults and Its Association with Obesity: Cross-Sectional Study.Nutrients · 2026Article
- Obesity-associated inflammation countered by a Mediterranean diet: the role of gut-derived metabolites.Frontiers in nutrition · 2024Review
- Ultraprocessed Foods and Obesity Risk: A Critical Review of Reported Mechanisms.Advances in nutrition (Bethesda, Md.) · 2023Review
- Prospective Associations between Dietary Patterns and Abdominal Obesity in Middle-Aged and Older Korean Adults.Foods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Predicted pro-inflammatory hs-CRP score and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease.Gastroenterology report · 2023Article
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- Association between Diet Quality Indices and Incidence of Type 2 Diabetes in the Melbourne Collaborative Cohort Study.Nutrients · 2021Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo ascertain which of the Alternative Healthy Eating Index (AHEI) 2010, Dietary Inflammatory Index (DII®) and Mediterranean Diet Score (MDS) best predicted BMI and waist-to-hip circumference ratio (WHR).
designBody size was measured at baseline (1990-1994) and in 2003-2007. Diet was assessed at baseline using a FFQ, along with age, sex, socio-economic status, smoking, alcohol drinking, physical activity and country of birth. Regression coefficients and 95 % CI for the association of baseline dietary scores with follow-up BMI and WHR were generated using multivariable linear regression, adjusting for baseline body size, confounders and energy intake.
settingPopulation-based cohort in Melbourne, Australia.
participantsIncluded were data from 11 030 men and 16 774 women aged 40-69 years at baseline.
resultsMedian (IQR) follow-up was 11·6 (10·7-12·8) years. BMI and WHR at follow-up were associated with baseline DII® (Q5 v. Q1 (BMI 0·41, 95 % CI 0·21, 0·61) and WHR 0·009, 95 % CI 0·006, 0·013)) and AHEI (Q5 v. Q1 (BMI -0·51, 95 % CI -0·68, -0·35) and WHR -0·011, 95 % CI -0·013, -0·008)). WHR, but not BMI, at follow-up was associated with baseline MDS (Group 3 most Mediterranean v. G1 (BMI -0·05, 95 % CI -0·23, 0·13) and WHR -0·004, 95 % CI -0·007, -0·001)). Based on Akaike's Information Criterion and Bayesian Information Criterion statistics, AHEI was a stronger predictor of body size than the other diet scores.
conclusionsPoor quality or pro-inflammatory diets predicted overall and central obesity. The AHEI may provide the best way to assess the obesogenic potential of diet.
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