Dietary Patterns in New Zealand Women: Evaluating Differences in Body Composition and Metabolic Biomarkers.

ABSTRACT: The combinations of food consumed together (dietary patterns) may have a greater influence on health than nutrients or food groups consumed independently. This study investigated the relationship between dietary patterns, body composition and metabolic biomarkers of premenopausal New Zealand women from three ethnic groups. In total, 408 New Zealand European, Māori and Pacific women aged 16-45 years participated in the Women's EXPLORE (EXamining Predictors Linking Obesity Related Elements) study. Participants completed a 220-item food frequency questionnaire. Several body composition parameters and metabolic biomarkers were measured. Dietary patterns were extracted by principal component analysis and dietary pattern scores were categorised into tertiles to assess links with other measured p

SUBMITTER: Jayasinghe SN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6682986 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature