Association between Carbohydrate Quality Index and general and abdominal obesity in women: a cross-sectional study from Ghana.

Sufyan Bakuri SuaraFereydoun SiassiMahama SaakaAbbas Rahimi ForoshaniGity Sotoudeh

Published in: BMJ open (2019)

The present study demonstrates that there is an inverse association between dietary CQI and both general and abdominal obesity. These findings suggest that CQI may be used for the improvement of dietary intake to prevent obesity.

Keyphrases

insulin resistance
metabolic syndrome
weight loss
high fat diet induced
type diabetes
weight gain
polycystic ovary syndrome
adipose tissue
physical activity
quality improvement
breast cancer risk