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Higher Diet Quality in African-American Adolescents Is Associated with Lower Odds of Metabolic Syndrome: Evidence from the NHANES.

Kirstie Ducharme-SmithLaura E CaulfieldTammy M BradySummer RosenstockNoel T MuellerVanessa Garcia-Larsen
Published in: The Journal of nutrition (2022)
Diet quality in US AA youth is low. Higher DASH pattern scores were associated with lower odds of hypertensive BP and higher AHEI-2010 scores were associated with lower odds of MetS.
Keyphrases
  • african american
  • physical activity
  • metabolic syndrome
  • young adults
  • weight loss
  • blood pressure
  • mental health
  • quality improvement
  • type diabetes
  • insulin resistance
  • cardiovascular disease
  • uric acid
  • skeletal muscle