Dietary Inflammatory Potential and Risk of Cardiovascular Disease Among Men and Women in the U.S.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Inflammation plays an important role in cardiovascular disease (CVD) development. Diet modulates inflammation; however, it remains unknown whether dietary patterns with higher inflammatory potential are associated with long-term CVD risk.

Objectives

This study sought to examine whether proinflammatory diets are associated with increased CVD risk.

Methods

We prospectively followed 74,578 women from the Nurses' Health Study (NHS) (1984-2016), 91,656 women from the NHSII (1991-2015), and 43,911 men from the Health Professionals Follow-up Study (1986-2016) who were free of CVD and cancer at baseline. Diet was assessed by food frequency questionnaires every 4 years. The inflammatory potential of diet was evaluated using a food-based empirical dietary inflammator

SUBMITTER: Li J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7745775 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature