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Association between Diet-Quality Scores, Adiposity, Total Cholesterol and Markers of Nutritional Status in European Adults: Findings from the Food4Me Study

Lookup NU author(s): Dr Katherine Livingstone, Dr Carlos Celis Morales, Professor John Mathers

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Abstract

Diet-quality scores (DQS), which are developed across the globe, are used to define adherence to specific eating patterns and have been associated with risk of coronary heart disease and type-II diabetes. We explored the association between five diet-quality scores (Healthy Eating Index, HEI; Alternate Healthy Eating Index, AHEI; MedDietScore, MDS; PREDIMED Mediterranean Diet Score, P-MDS; Dutch Healthy Diet-Index, DHDI) and markers of metabolic health (anthropometry, objective physical activity levels (PAL), and dried blood spot total cholesterol (TC), total carotenoids, and omega-3 index) in the Food4Me cohort, using regression analysis. Dietary intake was assessed using a validated Food Frequency Questionnaire. Participants (n = 1480) were adults recruited from seven European Union (EU) countries. Overall, women had higher HEI and AHEI than men (p < 0.05), and scores varied significantly between countries. For all DQS, higher scores were associated with lower body mass index, lower waist-to-height ratio and waist circumference, and higher total carotenoids and omega-3-index (p trends < 0.05). Higher HEI, AHEI, DHDI, and P-MDS scores were associated with increased daily PAL, moderate and vigorous activity, and reduced sedentary behaviour (p trend < 0.05). We observed no association between DQS and TC. To conclude, higher DQS, which reflect better dietary patterns, were associated with markers of better nutritional status and metabolic health.

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Author(s): Fallaize R, Livingstone KM, Celis-Morales C, Macready AL, San-Cristobal R, Navas-Carretero S, Marsaux CFM, O’Donovan CB, Kolossa S, Moschonis G, Walsh MC, Gibney ER, Brennan L, Bouwman J, Manios Y, Jarosz M, Martinez JA, Daniel H, Saris WHM, Gundersen TE, Drevon CA, Gibney MJ, Mathers JC, Lovegrove JA

Publication type: Article

Publication status: Published

Journal: Nutrients

Year: 2018

Volume: 10

Issue: 1

Online publication date: 06/01/2018

Acceptance date: 28/12/2017

Date deposited: 12/01/2018

ISSN (print): 2072-6643

ISSN (electronic): 2072-6643

Publisher: MDPI

URL: https://doi.org/10.3390/nu10010049

DOI: 10.3390/nu10010049

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