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Higher Food Inflammation Index Is Linearly Associated With Higher Risk of MASLD: A Cross-Sectional Study Based on the NHANES (1999-2020).
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- Food inflammation index and risks of all-cause and cardiovascular mortality among individuals with cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic syndrome: a nationally representative cohort study from NHANES 1999-2018.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- From nutrient-based to food-based assessment: the evolution of inflammatory indices and their significance for metabolic syndrome and type 3 diabetes mellitus.Frontiers in nutrition · 2026Review
- Higher Food Inflammation Index Is Linearly Associated With Higher Risk of MASLD: A Cross-Sectional Study Based on the NHANES (1999-2020).Food science & nutrition · 2025Article
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Abstract
Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) is a major global chronic liver condition, with diet-induced inflammation playing a key role in its pathogenesis. This study used 1999-2020 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) data to assess the association between the Food Inflammation Index (FII) and MASLD risk compared with the Dietary Inflammatory Index (DII). The FII, which is based on 39 food components (via two 24-h dietary recalls), is simpler than the DII (45 components). MASLD was defined as a Fatty Liver Index (FLI ≥ 60) with at least one cardiometabolic risk factor. This study included 25,067 participants (mean age: 49.56 years; 51.51% Male), of whom 6708 met the MASLD diagnostic criteria. Multivariable logistic regression revealed that a 1-standard deviation (SD) increase in the FII was associated with a 7.9% higher MASLD risk (OR = 1.079, 95% CI: 1.025-1.137;
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