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ArticleFrontiers in nutrition2024

The dietary inflammatory index and cardiometabolic parameters in US firefighters.

Andria Christodoulou, Costas A Christophi, Mercedes Sotos-Prieto, Steven Moffatt, Longgang Zhao, Stefanos N Kales, James R Hébert

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Article in Frontiers in nutrition, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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  2. Fatigue state and external load effects on firefighter sprinting biomechanics.Frontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology · 2025
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7 authors.

Andria ChristodoulouCyprus International Institute for Environmental and Public Health, Cyprus University of Technology, Limassol, Cyprus.
Costas A ChristophiCyprus International Institute for Environmental and Public Health, Cyprus University of Technology, Limassol, Cyprus.
Mercedes Sotos-PrietoDepartment of Environmental Health, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, United States.
Steven MoffattNational Institute for Public Safety Health, Indianapolis, IN, United States.
Longgang ZhaoDepartment of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, United States.
Stefanos N KalesDepartment of Environmental Health, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, United States.
James R HébertDepartment of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, United States.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Introduction: Dietary choices play a crucial role in influencing systemic inflammation and the eventual development of cardiovascular diseases (CVD). The Dietary Inflammatory Index (DII®) is a novel tool designed to assess the inflammatory potential of one's diet. Firefighting, which is characterized by high-stress environments and elevated CVD risk, represents an interesting context for exploring the dietary inflammatory-CVD connection. Aim: This study aims to investigate the associations between Energy-adjusted Dietary Inflammatory Index (E-DII™) scores and cardiometabolic risk parameters among US firefighters. Methods: The study analyzed 413 participants from the Indianapolis Fire Department who took part in a Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)-sponsored Mediterranean diet intervention trial. Thorough medical evaluations, encompassing physical examinations, standard laboratory tests, resting electrocardiograms, and submaximal treadmill exercise testing, were carried out. Participants also completed a detailed food frequency questionnaire to evaluate dietary patterns, and E-DII scores were subsequently computed based on the gathered information. Results: Participants had a mean body mass index (BMI) of 30.0 ± 4.5 kg/m Conclusion: Our findings support an association between higher E-DII scores and increasing adiposity, as well as worse lipid profiles.

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cardiovascular diseaseDII scoresinflammatory indexnutritionUS firefighters

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