Identification of Chinese dietary patterns and their relationships with health outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

China has been undergoing a rapid nutrition transition in the past few decades. This review aims to characterise commonly reported dietary patterns in Chinese populations and their associations with health outcomes.

Design

We searched PubMed, Embase and CNKI from inception to June 2020 to identify observational studies reporting dietary patterns or the associations between dietary patterns and health outcomes. Information regarding dietary patterns, their association with health outcomes and other related items was collected.

Setting

Chinese population and Chinese immigrants.

Participants

Not applicable.

Results

Results from 130 studies with over 900 000 participants were included. Six dietary patterns were identified: traditional whole-grain d

SUBMITTER: Hu XF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11604330 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature