Association between DASH diet adherence and sarcopenia: the mediating role of adiposity indices - PubMed
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- The study examines the association between adherence to the DASH diet and the prevalence of sarcopenia and sarcopenic obesity.
- Data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 2011-2018 was analyzed, involving 8512 participants.
- Each unit increase in DASH diet score was associated with a 7.0% reduction in sarcopenia risk and an 8.0% reduction in sarcopenic obesity risk.
- Adiposity indices, specifically waist-to-height ratio and body roundness index, mediated 56.74% and 51.52% of these associations, respectively.
- The findings suggest that the DASH diet may be an effective preventive strategy against sarcopenia, though further research is needed to confirm this.