International food group-based diet quality and risk of coronary heart disease in men and women.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Standard diet quality assessment tools, which measure micronutrient sufficiency and food consumption related to disease and applicable to different populations, are needed to track progress in meeting the Sustainable Development Goals related to hunger, food security, and nutrition. Diet quality scores have been constructed for high- and low-income countries, but none are simple to administer or applicable internationally.

Objective

We prospectively examined the association between the Food Group Index (FGI), the Minimal Diet Diversity Score for Women (MDDW), and a new Prime Diet Quality Score (PDQS), and the risk of ischemic heart disease (IHD) in 3 US cohorts.

Design

In total, 75,045 women (baseline age 43-63 y), 43,966 men (aged 40-75 y), and 93,131 youn

SUBMITTER: Fung TT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5972643 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature