Research
Mixed
Maintaining a consistently high-quality diet over 12 years is associated with a lower risk of all-cause mortality compared to maintaining a consistently low-quality diet.
Aim to maintain a high-quality diet consistently over the long term. While improving your diet is beneficial, keeping your diet quality high over many years provides a significant protective effect against mortality. Focus on sustainable habits that you can maintain.
StrongSupportsHIGH confidence
Among participants who maintained a high-quality diet over a 12-year period, the risk of death from any cause was significantly lower... than the risk among participants with consistently low diet scores over time.
Why this rating
Same high-quality cohort data as N1, with consistent findings across three different dietary indices.
Source
Association of Changes in Diet Quality with Total and Cause-Specific Mortality
Mercedes Sotos‐Prieto et al. · New England Journal of Medicine · 2017
cohort · n=73739Cited 459×
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