Intake and Sources of Dietary Fiber, Inflammation, and Cardiovascular Disease in Older US Adults.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Higher intake of dietary fiber has been associated with lower inflammation, but whether there are differences in this association by source of dietary fiber (ie, cereal, vegetable, or fruit) has not been studied to date.

Objectives

To evaluate the associations of total fiber intake and source (ie, cereal, vegetable, and fruit fiber intake) with inflammation and to evaluate whether inflammation mediates the inverse association between dietary fiber intake and cardiovascular disease (CVD).

Design, setting, and participants

At the baseline visit (1989-1990) of 4125 adults aged 65 years or older in an ongoing US cohort study, dietary intake was assessed by a food frequency questionnaire among study participants without prevalent CVD (stroke and myocardial infar

SUBMITTER: Shivakoti R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8972036 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature