Dietary patterns are associated with central adiposity and carotid intima-media thickness in children and adolescents with congenital heart disease.
Michele HonickyJuliana Nicolodi SouzaSilvia Meyer CardosoIsabela de Carlos Back GiulianoFrancilene Gracieli Kunradi VieiraPatrícia de Fragas HinnigYara Maria Franco MorenoPublished in: European journal of nutrition (2021)
Unhealthy DP seems to increase the risk of central adiposity, while the healthy DP seems to decrease the risk of central adiposity. Still, low-fat dairy DP was inversely associated with cIMT. These findings may be helpful to develop nutrition recommendations for early cardiovascular disease prevention in children and adolescents with CHD.