Humans205 participantsCross-sectional study

Provegetarian Food Pattern and Obesity Among Saudi Non-Pregnant Females of Reproductive Age

Figure 1. Percentage of study subjects with overweight and obesity according to anthropometric measures, as classified by adherence to provegetarian diet index categories (N = 205).
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Figure 1. Percentage of study subjects with overweight and obesity according to anthropometric measures, as classified by adherence to provegetarian diet index categories…Percentage of study subjects with overweight and obesity according to anthropometric measures, as classified by adherence to provegetarian diet index categories (N = 205).Alissa et al. · CC BY

BioMed Research International

Abstract

Aim Evidence linking plant-based dietary patterns with adiposity in Middle Eastern populations is limited. This study examined associations between provegetarian diet index (PDI) scores and measures of general and central adiposity among Saudi women of reproductive age.

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