Dietary quality and 6-year anthropometric changes in a sample of French middle-aged overweight and obese adults.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Understanding the role of dietary quality in the progression of adiposity in populations already affected by overweight or obesity is crucial for the guidance of secondary prevention strategies.

Objective

To examine the association of diet quality, as reflected by the French Nutrition and Health Programme (Programme National Nutrition Santé, PNNS)-Guideline Score (GS), with 6-year-changes in weight and waist circumference.

Design and methods

Subjects were 1029 male and 450 female participants of the SUplémentation en VItamines et Minéraux AntioXydants (SU.VI.MAX) cohort (1994-2002) with anthropometric variables at baseline and follow-up and available data for estimating diet quality at baseline. We employed analysis of variance and covariance models to inve

SUBMITTER: Assmann KE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3916323 | biostudies-literature | 2014

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature