Association between inflammatory potential of diet and anthropometric indicators of adiposity among a sample of Turkish university
Abstract
Purpose
The inflammatory potential of diet may play a role in the regulation of low-grade chronic inflammation derived from obesity. This study aims to investigate the relationship between the dietary inflammatory index (DII) and anthropometric indicators of adiposity among Turkish adults.
Design/methodology/approach
The study sample consisted of 833 young adults (mean age = 23 ± 5.2 years). The inflammatory potential of the diet was evaluated with a DII. Data on dietary intake were collected by a single 24-h dietary recall, and DII was estimated from 25 dietary components. Also, the Mediterranean diet (Med-Diet) adherence screener was applied using the 14-item assessment tool.
Findings
The proinflammatory diet was statistically associated with young (p < 0.001), singles (p < 0.001), high school degree (p = 0.011), students (p < 0.001), not working or unemployed (p < 0.001), eating outside (p = 0.016) and lower adherence to a Med-Diet (p = 0.027). There was a statistically significant positive relationship between the DII score and body weight (BW), waist circumference and waist-to-height ratio (WHtR) (r = 0.107; p = 0.002, r = 0.092; p = 0.008, r = 0.115; p = 0.001, respectively). Besides, there was a statistically significant negative relationship between MED score and BW, WHtR and neck circumference (r = −0.101; p = 0.004, r = −0.084; p = 0.016, r = −0.175; p = 0.000, respectively).
Originality/value
To the best of the authors’ knowledge, this was the first Turkish study to assess the association between the anthropometric indicators of obesity and DII or adherence to Med-Diet in young adults. Lower DII scores and higher adherence to Med-Diet are related to the better status of anthropometric indicators of adiposity.
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Acknowledgements
The authors sincerely thank Dyt. Nour ALDAKİ, Dyt. Neslihan UZUNKOL, Dyt. Yadigar BOYACIOĞLU, Dyt. Bahar MAZMAN, Dyt. Merve KABA, Dyt. Nihan KAÇIRA, Dyt. Ezgi KARADAVUT, Dyt. Musa BURKAN and Dyt. Pouya ATABEY.
Funding: This research received no specific grant from any funding agency in the public, commercial or not-for-profit sectors.
Availability of data and materials: Data will be available upon request. The anonymity is maintained.
Authors’ contributions: HOI and BC conceived and designed the research; HOI performed the study and collected the data; HOI analyzed the data; HOI and BC contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools; HOI wrote the article. All authors read and approved the final article.
Conflict of interest: The Authors declare that there is no conflict of interest.
Ethical approval: The research was confirmed by the clinical research ethics committee at the University of Erciyes (approval number: 2018/308) and conducted in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki. Written informed consent was acquired from all individuals.
Citation
Ozcaliskan Ilkay, H. and Cicek, B. (2024), "Association between inflammatory potential of diet and anthropometric indicators of adiposity among a sample of Turkish university", Nutrition & Food Science, Vol. ahead-of-print No. ahead-of-print. https://doi.org/10.1108/NFS-07-2023-0143
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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