Development and validation of an empirical dietary inflammatory index

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 146, Issue 8, 2016, Pages 1560-1570

  Tabung, F K ^a   Smith Warner, Stephanie A ^a   Chavarro, Jorge E ^a,b,c   Wu, Kana ^a   Fuchs, Charles S ^b,c,d   Hu, Frank B ^a,b,c   Chan, Andrew T ^b,e   Willett, Walter C ^a,b,c   Giovannucci, Edward L ^a,c  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b CHANNING LABORATORY   (United States)

^c HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d DANA FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^e MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Dietary inflammatory potential; Dietary patterns; Hypothesis driven; Inflammation; Inflammatory markers

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ADIPONECTIN; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; INTERLEUKIN 6; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA RECEPTOR; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA RECEPTOR 2; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR RECEPTOR 2;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEER; COFFEE; CONSTRUCT VALIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DARK YELLOW VEGETABLE; EMPIRICAL DIETARY INFLAMMATORY INDEX; FAST FOOD; FEMALE; FISH; FOOD INTAKE; FRUIT JUICE; HUMAN; LEAFY GREEN VEGETABLE; LEAFY VEGETABLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEAT; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; OBESITY; ORGAN MEAT; PIZZA; PROCESSED MEAT; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RED MEAT; REFINED GRAIN; TEA; TOMATO; VEGETABLE; WINE; ADVERSE EFFECTS; AGED; BLOOD; DIET; INFLAMMATION; METABOLISM; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADIPONECTIN; ADULT; AGED; BIOMARKERS; C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; DIET; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFLAMMATION; INTERLEUKIN-6; MIDDLE AGED; RECEPTORS, TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR, TYPE II; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 84980367655     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: 15416100     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3945/jn.115.228718     Document Type: Article

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