Association of Low-Carbohydrate and Low-Fat Diets With Mortality Among US Adults.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

It is crucial to incorporate quality and types of carbohydrate and fat when investigating the associations of low-fat and low-carbohydrate diets with mortality.

Objective

To investigate the associations of low-carbohydrate and low-fat diets with total and cause-specific mortality among US adults.

Design, setting, and participants

This prospective cohort study used data from the US National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey from 1999 to 2014 from 37 233 adults 20 years or older with 24-hour dietary recall data. Data were analyzed from July 5 to August 27, 2019.

Exposures

Overall, unhealthy, and healthy low-carbohydrate-diet and low-fat-diet scores based on the percentage of energy as total and subtypes of carbohydrate, fat, and protein.

Main

SUBMITTER: Shan Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6990856 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature