Dietary patterns and associations with biomarkers of inflammation in adults: a systematic review of observational studies.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Evidence indicates that low-grade inflammation is involved in manychronic diseases of ageing. Modifiable lifestyle factors including dietcan affect low-grade inflammation. Dietary patterns allow assessment of the complex interactions of food nutrients and health and may be associated with inflammatory status. This systematic review aimed to summarises current evidence from observational studies for associations between dietary patterns and inflammatory biomarkers in the general adult population. This review followed the PRISMA guidelines.

Methods

We conducted a systematic search in Embase, CINAHL Complete, Global Health and MEDLINE complete databases. Search terms included terms for diet ("dietary patterns", "diet scores") and inflammation ("inflammation", "c-reac

SUBMITTER: Hart MJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7955619 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature