Greater adherence to healthy dietary patterns is associated with lower diastolic blood pressure and augmentation index in healthy, young adults.

ABSTRACT: More than two-thirds of cardiovascular disease (CVD) deaths worldwide are attributable to dietary factors. Blood pressure variability (BPV), endothelial dysfunction, and arterial stiffness are important CVD risk factors. Although studies show a link between consuming a healthy diet and lower BPV and stiffness and improved endothelial function, research in young, healthy adults is scarce. We hypothesized that, in young, healthy adults, diet quality would be inversely associated with BPV and arterial stiffness and positively associated with endothelial function. This cross-sectional study included 56 healthy young adults (34 women/22 men, age 26.7 ± 0.8 years, body mass index 23.4 ± 0.4 kg/m², blood pressure [BP] 113/69 mmHg). Three-day diet records were used to calculate two Diet

SUBMITTER: Lobene AJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10335482 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature