BMC Public Health
Healthier diets linked to lower risk of multiple diseases
The highest versus lowest quarters of one diet score had hazard ratios of 0.87 for a first disease and 0.75 for progression to multiple diseases.The highest versus lowest quarters of one diet score had hazard ratios of 0.87 for a first disease and 0.75 for progression to multiple diseases.
Cohort · 148,858 peoplePopulations
Who was studied148,858 adults initially free of selected chronic diseases, median 12.5 years
What changedAfter a first chronic disease, developing multiple diseases was less likely with highest versus lowest DASH scores (hazard ratio 0.75)
The catchSmoking differences could account for some of the association between diet and disease