Association Between the Dietary Inflammatory Index and Life's Essential 8 in Older Adults Based on Gut Microbiota Profiles.

ABSTRACT:

Background/objectives

As the global population ages, cardiovascular disease (CVD) emerges as a critical challenge for public health, with chronic inflammation identified as a key contributing risk factor. As a modifiable lifestyle factor, diet plays a critical role in the prevention of CVD. Given the established link between diet and inflammation, clarifying the relationship between dietary inflammatory potential and cardiovascular health (CVH) is of significant public health importance. This study aimed to evaluate the association between dietary inflammatory potential and CVH in an elderly population, and to explore the related role of the gut microbiota.

Methods

Dietary inflammatory potential was quantified using the Dietary Inflammatory Index (DII), CVH was assessed by t

SUBMITTER: Wu Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12525535 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature