Higher Global Diet Quality Score Is Associated with Less 4-Year Weight Gain in US Women.

Teresa T FungYanping LiSabri BromageShilpa N BhupathirajuCarolina BatisWafaie FawziMichelle D HolmesMeir StampferFrank B HuMegan DeitchlerWalter C Willett

Published in: The Journal of nutrition (2021)

Improvement of diet quality as measured by the GDQS was associated with less weight gain and risk of obesity in US women. The association was stronger for women aged <50 y. Associations similar in direction and magnitude were observed between the GDQS and obesity across age groups.

Keyphrases

weight gain
weight loss
body mass index
birth weight
polycystic ovary syndrome
pregnancy outcomes
physical activity
type diabetes
pregnant women
skeletal muscle