Association between changes in carbohydrate intake and long term weight changes: prospective cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To comprehensively examine the associations between changes in carbohydrate intake and weight change at four year intervals.

Design

Prospective cohort study.

Setting

Nurses' Health Study (1986-2010), Nurses' Health Study II (1991-2015), and Health Professionals Follow-Up Study (1986-2014).

Participants

136 432 men and women aged 65 years or younger and free of diabetes, cancer, cardiovascular disease, respiratory disease, neurodegenerative disorders, gastric conditions, chronic kidney disease, and systemic lupus erythematosus before baseline.

Main outcome measure

Weight change within a four year period.

Results

The final analyses included 46 722 women in the Nurses' Health Study, 67 186 women in the Nurses' Health Study II, and 22 524 me

SUBMITTER: Wan Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10523278 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature