Research
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Adherence to the Dutch Healthy Diet index 2015 (DHD15-index) is significantly associated with lower BMI, lower energy intake, and reduced consumption of total and saturated fats, while being positively associated with higher intake of fiber and micronutrients.
To improve your diet quality score, focus on eating at least 200g of vegetables and fruit daily, choosing wholegrain products, limiting red and processed meat, and reducing sweetened beverages. This pattern is associated with lower BMI and better nutrient intake.
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Significant inverse trends were found between the DHD15-index and BMI, smoking, and intakes of energy, total fat and saturated fat. Positive trends were seen across sex-specific quintiles of the DHD15-index score with energy-adjusted micronutrient intakes.
Why this rating
Large sample size (n=885), longitudinal design, and statistically significant trends (P<0.05) for multiple nutrients and BMI.
Source
Development and evaluation of the Dutch Healthy Diet index 2015
Moniek Looman et al. · Public Health Nutrition · 2017
cross_sectional · n=885Cited 326×
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