A higher energy-adjusted Dietary Inflammatory Index is positively associated with total and visceral body fat in young male adults.
Cinthia R CorrêaBruno G G da CostaKelly S SilvaNitin ShivappaMichael D WirthJames R HébertEverson Araújo NunesPublished in: Journal of human nutrition and dietetics : the official journal of the British Dietetic Association (2022)
In young participants, a dietary pattern with a higher E-DII (i.e., pro-inflammatory) score was associated with high body fat and markers of central adiposity assessed by DXA, regardless of body mass.