A Systematic Review of Diet Quality Index and Obesity among Chinese Adults
Diet quality scores are designed mainly based on Western-style dietary patterns. They were demonstrated to be good indicators of obesity in developed but not developing countries. Several diet quality scores were developed based on the Chinese dietary guidelines, yet no systematic review exists rega...
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| author | Isma’il Kadam Sudeep Neupane Jingkai Wei Lee Ann Fullington Tricia Li Ruopeng An Li Zhao Amy Ellithorpe Xinyin Jiang Liang Wang |
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| description | Diet quality scores are designed mainly based on Western-style dietary patterns. They were demonstrated to be good indicators of obesity in developed but not developing countries. Several diet quality scores were developed based on the Chinese dietary guidelines, yet no systematic review exists regarding how they were related to obesity. We searched research articles published between 2000 and 2021 in PubMed, CINAHL, and Scopus databases. Both cross-sectional and prospective studies that examined the relationship between a diet quality score and weight, body mass index, obesity, or waist circumference conducted in a Chinese population were selected. From the 602 articles searched, 20 articles were selected (12 are cross-sectional studies and 8 are prospective cohort studies). The relationship between internationally used scores and obesity was inconsistent among studies. Scores tailored to the Chinese diet demonstrated a strong relationship with both being underweight and obesity. The heterogeneity of the populations and the major nutrition transition in China may partially explain the discrepancies among studies. In conclusion, diet quality scores tailored to the Chinese diet may be associated with both undernutrition and overnutrition, as well as being underweight and obesity outcomes. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-fb1452d2e8254958bd2dd1d79f0e695e2023-11-22T19:30:24ZengMDPI AGNutrients2072-66432021-10-011310355510.3390/nu13103555A Systematic Review of Diet Quality Index and Obesity among Chinese AdultsIsma’il Kadam0Sudeep Neupane1Jingkai Wei2Lee Ann Fullington3Tricia Li4Ruopeng An5Li Zhao6Amy Ellithorpe7Xinyin Jiang8Liang Wang9Program in Biochemistry, Graduate Center of the City University of New York, New York, NY 10016, USADepartment of Public Health, Robbins College of Human Health and Sciences, Baylor University, Waco, TX 76711, USADepartment of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29208, USALibrary Department, Brooklyn College of the City University of New York, Brooklyn, NY 11210, USADepartment of Public Health, Robbins College of Human Health and Sciences, Baylor University, Waco, TX 76711, USABrown School, Washington University, St. Louis, MO 63130, USAWest China Fourth Hospital, West China School of Public Health, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, ChinaDepartment of Health and Nutrition Sciences, Brooklyn College of the City University of New York, Brooklyn, NY 11210, USAProgram in Biochemistry, Graduate Center of the City University of New York, New York, NY 10016, USADepartment of Public Health, Robbins College of Human Health and Sciences, Baylor University, Waco, TX 76711, USADiet quality scores are designed mainly based on Western-style dietary patterns. They were demonstrated to be good indicators of obesity in developed but not developing countries. Several diet quality scores were developed based on the Chinese dietary guidelines, yet no systematic review exists regarding how they were related to obesity. We searched research articles published between 2000 and 2021 in PubMed, CINAHL, and Scopus databases. Both cross-sectional and prospective studies that examined the relationship between a diet quality score and weight, body mass index, obesity, or waist circumference conducted in a Chinese population were selected. From the 602 articles searched, 20 articles were selected (12 are cross-sectional studies and 8 are prospective cohort studies). The relationship between internationally used scores and obesity was inconsistent among studies. Scores tailored to the Chinese diet demonstrated a strong relationship with both being underweight and obesity. The heterogeneity of the populations and the major nutrition transition in China may partially explain the discrepancies among studies. In conclusion, diet quality scores tailored to the Chinese diet may be associated with both undernutrition and overnutrition, as well as being underweight and obesity outcomes.https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/13/10/3555diet qualityobesitybody weightChinese |
| spellingShingle | Isma’il Kadam Sudeep Neupane Jingkai Wei Lee Ann Fullington Tricia Li Ruopeng An Li Zhao Amy Ellithorpe Xinyin Jiang Liang Wang A Systematic Review of Diet Quality Index and Obesity among Chinese Adults Nutrients diet quality obesity body weight Chinese |
| title | A Systematic Review of Diet Quality Index and Obesity among Chinese Adults |
| title_full | A Systematic Review of Diet Quality Index and Obesity among Chinese Adults |
| title_fullStr | A Systematic Review of Diet Quality Index and Obesity among Chinese Adults |
| title_full_unstemmed | A Systematic Review of Diet Quality Index and Obesity among Chinese Adults |
| title_short | A Systematic Review of Diet Quality Index and Obesity among Chinese Adults |
| title_sort | systematic review of diet quality index and obesity among chinese adults |
| topic | diet quality obesity body weight Chinese |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/13/10/3555 |
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