The Inflammatory Potential of the Diet at Midlife Is Associated with Later Healthy Aging in French Adults.

ABSTRACT:

Background

While low-grade chronic inflammation has been suggested as a major modulator of healthy aging (HA), no study has yet investigated the link between the inflammatory potential of the diet and multidimensional concepts of HA.

Objective

We aimed to evaluate the association between the inflammatory potential of the diet at midlife, as measured by the Dietary Inflammatory Index (DII), and HA assessed 13 y later.

Methods

We analyzed data from 2796 participants in the French Supplémentation en Vitamines et Minéraux Antioxydants (SU.VI.MAX) study aged 45-60 y at baseline (1994-1995) and initially free of diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and cancer. During the trial phase of the study (1994-2002), participants received either a placebo or a daily nutritional dose of

SUBMITTER: Assmann KE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6251567 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature