Concurrent Changes in Diet Quality and Physical Activity and Association With Adiposity in Adults.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Diet and physical activity (PA) are both associated with body weight, but less is understood about how long-term changes in these behaviors may be associated with changes in adiposity in the general population.

Objective

To evaluate associations of concurrent changes in diet quality and PA with different body composition indices.

Design, setting, and participants

This cohort study was conducted among participants in the UK population-based Fenland study, with repeated measurements of health behaviors and adiposity. Data collection occurred in 2005 to 2015 and 2014 to 2020, with a mean (SD) follow-up of 7.2 (2.0) years. Data were analyzed from January 2024 through April 2025.

Exposures

Mediterranean diet score (MDS), a measure of adherence to the Medi

SUBMITTER: Aryannezhad S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12639474 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature