Adherence to French dietary guidelines is associated with a reduced risk of mortality in the E3N French prospective cohort.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Diet is a modifiable risk factor for non-communicable diseases which are the major causes of death worldwide. French dietary guidelines, updated in 2017, provide recommendations for a healthier diet. We aimed to study the association between adherence to these dietary guidelines and mortality in the E3N (Etude Epidémiologique auprès de femmes de l'Education Nationale) French cohort. A secondary objective was to investigate the role of dietary exposure to chemical contaminants in this association.

Methods

We studied 72 585 women of the E3N prospective cohort, which completed a food frequency questionnaire in 1993. We estimated adherence to French dietary guidelines using the simplified "Programme National Nutrition Santé-guidelines score 2" (sPNNS-GS2, range -20.4

SUBMITTER: Marques C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11909858 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature