Dietary Diversity and Healthy Aging: A Prospective Study.

ABSTRACT: Population aging is a global phenomenon. The present study determined the effects of dietary diversity score (DDS) and food consumption on healthy aging. A subset of the data of the China Health and Nutrition Survey was utilized in this study. DDSs were calculated using the dietary data collected in the years 2009 and 2011. A healthy aging score (HAS) was calculated by summing the standardized scores on physical functional limitation, comorbidity, cognitive function, and psychological stress based on the data collected in the year 2015, with a lower HAS indicating a healthier aging process. Life quality was self-reported in the year 2015. This study found that DDS was inversely associated with HAS (T3 vs. T1: β -0.16, 95%CI -0.20 to -0.11, p-trend <0.001). The consumption of meat and poult

SUBMITTER: Zhang J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8225052 | biostudies-literature | 2021 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature