Associations of specific dietary unsaturated fatty acids with risk of overweight/obesity: population-based cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The role of specific unsaturated fatty acids (FAs) in the development of overweight/obesity remains unclear in the general population. Here, we aimed to explore the associations of different types of unsaturated FAs with overweight/obesity risk among the Chinese population.

Methods

Eight thousand seven hundred forty-two subjects free of overweight/obesity at entry in the China Health and Nutrition Survey (CHNS) were followed up until 2015. Dietary unsaturated FAs were assessed by 3-day 24-h recalls with a weighing method in each wave. Cox regression models were used to obtain the hazard ratios (HRs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) for overweight/obesity risk associated with unsaturated FAs.

Results

During a median follow-up of 7 years, 2,753 subjects (1,

SUBMITTER: Chen W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10285060 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature