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Showing 1 to 6 of 6 for “"diet quality index"”.
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The relationship of the Diet Quality Index to prevalence of overweight in black and white adolescent girls: an examination of data from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute's Growth and Health Study
… provided an opportunity to test differences in diet quality and its relationship to weight classification for black (n=270) and white (n=243) adolescent females. Three-day food records from adolescents enrolled in the Washington, D.C. center of the NGHS were scored according to the Diet Quality …
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Educação, legislação, preços de mercado: será possível para o comum dos cidadãos seguir a dieta mediterrânica?
… e estilo de vida, com o grau de adesão à Dieta Mediterrânica. A população avaliada foi constituída por jovens estudantes de ambos os sexos, com idades compreendidas entre os 15 e os 20 anos, e que frequentavam o ensino secundário da rede nacional do ensino público regular e profissional. …
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Interaction between dietary factors and genetic risk for lipoprotein traits and cardiovascular disease
In previous studies, a high quality diet has been associated with a reduced risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) compared to a low diet quality, and specific “healthy” diet components, such as polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs), have been hypothesized to reduce the risk of CVD. However, results …
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Diet, inflammation and skeletal muscle mass in women
Evidence is growing that diet, lifestyle factors and chronic inflammation influence sarcopenia. Sarcopenia is the progressive decline of muscle mass, strength and function that occurs with healthy ageing. The ageing process is also associated with a gradual increasing production of pro-inflammatory …
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An Exploratory Analysis of the Scottish Diet 2001-2009 Using Household Purchase Data
… informing and monitoring public health policy on diet related health. In order to estimate food and drink consumption and assess diet quality in Scotland, household food purchase data, from 2001 to 2009, were analysed. Data from the Expenditure and Food Survey / Living Costs and Food Survey were …
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Nutritional and health status of HIV+ adults stable on HAART attending a healthcare facility in Cape Town, South Africa
… systemic inflammation, male gender, aging, diet, and sedentary lifestyle. The relationship between higher diet quality and a lower risk of NCDs has been reported among PLWH. Furthermore, dietary interventions have reduced the risk of NCDs among PLWH. However, studies assessing dietary intake …