Patterns of recommended dietary behaviors predict subsequent risk of mortality in a large cohort of men and women in the United States.

ABSTRACT: Recommendations for intake of fruits and vegetables, whole grains, lean meats, and low-fat dairy form the underpinning of dietary guidance for health promotion. We examined the association of a summary index of food consumption behaviors compatible with the spirit of prevailing dietary guidance and mortality. We used data from the NIH-American Association of Retired Persons cohort (n = 350,886), aged 50-71 y and disease free at baseline in 1995-1996, to examine the association of a dietary behavior score (DBS) with mortality after 10.5 y of follow-up (deaths, n = 29,838). The DBS included 6 equally weighted components derived from responses to questions on usual dietary behaviors related to consumption of fruits, vegetables, low-fat dairy, whole grains, lean meat and poultry, and discretio

SUBMITTER: Kant AK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2696990 | biostudies-literature | 2009 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature