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Association between adherence to the Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension diet with food security and weight status in adult women
In this 2018 study, 227 women between 20-50 years old were assessed on their diet to calculate their adherence to the Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) diet (a diet rich in fruits, vegetables, whole grains, nuts and legumes, low-fat dairy, and low in red and processed meats, sweetened beverages and sodium). The objective was to investigate the relationship between this adherence to the DASH diet with food security and weight status among female adults. While the overall prevalence of food insecurity was 33.9%, the majority of obese and overweight participants were food insecure. Also, greater adherence to the DASH diet was associated with less occurrence of obesity and overweight. In fact, after controlling for age and energy intake, those subjects in the highest tertile for adherence to the DASH diet were 66% less likely to be overweight or obese, compared to those in the lowest tertile. This significant relationship between DASH diet adherence tertile and overweight/obesity was indicated in both food secure and insecure women. To summarize, Tabibian et al. discovered that adherence to the DASH diet correlates is related with a reduced risk of overweight and obesity (based on BMI) in both food secure and insecure women. [NPID: food insecurity, mental health, DASH, hypertension, obesity, overweight]
Year: 2018
