Association of a healthy beverage score with total mortality in the adult population of Spain: A nationwide cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Despite the substantial evidence of the relationship between diet and mortality, the role of beverage consumption patterns is not well known. The aim of this study was to assess the association of the adherence to a Healthy Beverage Score (HBS) and all-cause mortality in a representative sample of the Spanish adult population.

Methods and findings

We conducted an observational cohort study using data from the Study on Nutrition and Cardiovascular Risk in Spain (ENRICA), which included 12,161 community-dwelling individuals aged ≥18 years recruited in 2008 to 2010 and followed until January 2022. At baseline, food consumption was collected using a validated diet history. The HBS consists of 7 items, each of which is scored from 1 to 4 (highest adherence). The HBS ra

SUBMITTER: Rodriguez-Ayala M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10805278 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature