Association between adherence to healthy dietary patterns and life expectancy in US adults: A prospective cohort study.

ABSTRACT: The relationship between adherence to various healthy dietary patterns and life expectancy among US adults remained unclear. This study analyzed a representative sample of individuals aged 18 and older, selected from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys. Six common dietary patterns, including the Alternate Mediterranean Diet (AMED), Healthy Eating Index 2015 (HEI-2015), Alternate Healthy Eating Index (AHEI), Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH), Dietary Inflammatory Index (DII), and Healthful Plant-based Diet Index (HPDI), were assessed. Life table method was used to evaluate the association between adherence to six dietary patterns and life expectancy, with groups stratified by sex, race and ethnicity. For the highest adherence to each dietary pattern, the estim

SUBMITTER: Tian W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12777357 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature