The association between diet quality and cardiovascular health has been extensively investigated over the last few years. Global Burden of Disease Study showed that, in 2017, dietary risk factors such as high intake sodium, low whole grains, fruits were responsible for 11 million deaths across 195 countries. Petersen et al. reviewed different ways to evaluate quality, which is a term used quant...

COVID-19, first reported in Wuhan, China December 2019 quickly spread worldwide leading to serious health, social and economic consequences. A crucial role the pathogenesis of severe disease has been attributed inflammatory status, that more cases may evolve an overproduction pro-inflammatory cytokines (“cytokine storm)” fatal outcome. Non-communicable diseases, nutritional disorders advanced a...

Background: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a major public health problem worldwide. Smoking is the number one cause of COPD; however, genetic, environmental and dietary factors contribute to the etiology of this disease. In this study, we assessed the association between three diet quality indices -the Healthy Eating Index-2005 (HEI-2005), the Healthy Eating Index-2010 (HEI-201...

UNLABELLED Objective Despite differences in obesity and ill health between urban and rural areas in the UK being well documented, very little is known about differences in dietary patterns across these areas. The present study aimed to examine whether urban/rural status is associated with dietary patterns in a population-based UK cohort study of children. DESIGN Dietary patterns were obtained...

BACKGROUND Although specific foods and nutrients have been examined as potential determinants of serum gamma-glutamyl transferase (GGT) concentrations, the relationship between dietary patterns and GGT remains unknown. The present cross-sectional study aimed to determine relationships between dietary patterns and GGT concentrations, and the effects of lifestyle factors on GGT. METHODS Relatio...

BACKGROUND Cluster analysis is a data-driven method used to create clusters of individuals sharing similar dietary habits. However, this method requires specific choices from the user which have an influence on the results. Therefore, there is a need of an objective methodology helping researchers in their decisions during cluster analysis. The objective of this study was to use such a methodol...

Background: Empirically derived dietary patterns show strong cross-sectional associations with cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors in the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA). Objective: We investigated associations between dietary patterns and risk of incident CVD in 5316 men and women. Design: White, black, Hispanic, and Chinese adults aged 45–84 y and free of CVD and diabetes c...

OBJECTIVE To identify dietary patterns of children and to verify their association with socio-economical, behavioral and maternal determinants. METHODS A cross-sectional study with a random sample of 328 children aged 8 and 9 years. Dietary intake was assessed by food records in three nonconsecutive days and measured in grams of food groups and nutrients. Factor analysis and subsequent orthog...

BACKGROUND Empirically derived dietary patterns show strong cross-sectional associations with cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors in the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA). OBJECTIVE We investigated associations between dietary patterns and risk of incident CVD in 5316 men and women. DESIGN White, black, Hispanic, and Chinese adults aged 45-84 y and free of CVD and diabetes ...