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Diet quality
Lifestyle & BehavioralBehavior / exposureprotectivemodifiable
51
evidence score
Also known as: diet, diet/nutrition, dietary factors, dietary pattern, healthy diet, healthy diet practice, mediterranean diet, unhealthy diet, western diet
PREVENT status
Not a PREVENT input variable.
Causal support
trial evidence
Score components
lit volume: 19.7meta-analyses: 19.3trials: 12.3genetic: 0MR bonus:
References (92)
7 meta-analyses / systematic reviews- METAExploring the Benefits of Extra Virgin Olive Oil on Cardiovascular Health Enhancement and Disease Prevention: A Systematic Review. — Nutrients 2025 · PMID 40507112
- METAUltra-processed food consumption and human health: an umbrella review of systematic reviews with meta-analyses. — Critical reviews in food science and nutrition 2024 · PMID 38363072
- METADietary Patterns and Cardiovascular Diseases in Asia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. — Advances in nutrition (Bethesda, Md.) 2024 · PMID 39009489
- METAShifting Rhythms: A Systematic Review Exploring the Multifaceted Effects of Shift Work and Circadian Disruption on Employee Cardiovascular Health. — Cureus 2024 · PMID 39507145
- METADiet quality and cardiovascular outcomes: A systematic review and meta-analysis of cohort studies. — Nutrition & dietetics : the journal of the Dietitians Association of Australia 2023 · PMID 38129766
- METADiet Quality as Assessed by the Healthy Eating Index, Alternate Healthy Eating Index, Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension Score, and Health Outcomes: A Second Update of a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Cohort Studies. — Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics 2020 · PMID 33067162
- METAPortfolio Dietary Pattern and Cardiovascular Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Controlled Trials. — Progress in cardiovascular diseases 2018 · PMID 29807048
- Effects of the Mediterranean Diet on the Components of Metabolic Syndrome Concerning the Cardiometabolic Risk. — Nutrients 2025 · PMID 39861488
- Telemedicine-supported lifestyle intervention for glycemic control in patients with CHD and T2DM: multicenter, randomized controlled trial. — Nature medicine 2025 · PMID 39920395
- Strategies to Manage Obesity: Lifestyle. — Methodist DeBakey cardiovascular journal 2025 · PMID 39990756
- Nutrition and Lifestyle Interventions in Managing Dyslipidemia and Cardiometabolic Risk. — Nutrients 2025 · PMID 40077646
- Gut Microbiota Modulation Through Mediterranean Diet Foods: Implications for Human Health. — Nutrients 2025 · PMID 40289944
- The portfolio dietary pattern and risk of cardiovascular disease mortality during 1988-2019 in US adults: a prospective cohort study. — BMC medicine 2025 · PMID 40394599
- Vitamin D and Cardiovascular Health: A Narrative Review of Risk Reduction Evidence. — Nutrients 2025 · PMID 40647207
- Association of different diet quality scores with cardiovascular disease mortality risk in hypertension treatment group. — Clinical and experimental hypertension (New York, N.Y. : 1993) 2025 · PMID 41017556
- Dietary, macronutrient, micronutrient, and nutrigenetic factors impacting cardiovascular risk markers apolipoprotein B and apolipoprotein A1: a narrative review. — Nutrition reviews 2024 · PMID 37615981
- Blood DNA methylation signature of diet quality and association with cardiometabolic traits. — European journal of preventive cardiology 2024 · PMID 37793095
- Protocatechuic acid alleviates TMAO-aggravated atherosclerosismitigating inflammation, regulating lipid metabolism, and reshaping gut microbiota. — Food & function 2024 · PMID 38165856
- Improvement of Social Isolation and Loneliness and Excess Mortality Risk in People With Obesity. — JAMA network open 2024 · PMID 38252435
- Effect of 1-year lifestyle intervention with energy-reduced Mediterranean diet and physical activity promotion on the gut metabolome and microbiota: a randomized clinical trial. — The American journal of clinical nutrition 2024 · PMID 38428742
- Cigarette smoking and cardiovascular disease incidence and all-cause mortality: the modifying role of diet quality. — BMC public health 2024 · PMID 38609915
- Diet quality and cardiovascular disease risk among breast cancer survivors in the Pathways Study. — JNCI cancer spectrum 2024 · PMID 38627946
- Lifestyle factors as determinants of atherosclerotic cardiovascular health. — Atherosclerosis 2024 · PMID 38852021
- Nutritional and physical fitness parameters in adolescence impact cardiovascular health in adulthood. — Clinical nutrition (Edinburgh, Scotland) 2024 · PMID 38959665
- The effect of dietary approaches to stop hypertension (DASH) diet on fatty liver and cardiovascular risk factors in subjects with metabolic syndrome: a randomized controlled trial. — BMC endocrine disorders 2024 · PMID 39054440
- Impact of a Mediterranean-Inspired Diet on Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors: A Randomized Clinical Trial. — Nutrients 2024 · PMID 39125324
- Socioeconomic Status, Diet, and Behavioral Factors and Cardiometabolic Diseases and Mortality. — JAMA network open 2024 · PMID 39705030
- Dietary metabolic signatures and cardiometabolic risk. — European heart journal 2023 · PMID 36424694
- Vascular function in hypertension: does gender dimension matter? — Journal of human hypertension 2023 · PMID 37061653
- Dyslipidemia. — Annals of internal medicine 2023 · PMID 37307585
- [Research progress on the relation and related mechanism of night shift work and cardiovascular disease]. — Zhonghua lao dong wei sheng zhi ye bing za zhi = Zhonghua laodong weisheng zhiyebing zazhi = Chinese journal of industrial hygiene and occupational diseases 2023 · PMID 37400414
- Peripheral artery disease: Update on etiology, pathophysiology, diagnosis and treatment. — Medicina clinica 2023 · PMID 37517924
- The Intersection Between COVID-19, Cardiovascular Disease, and Diet: a Review. — Current atherosclerosis reports 2023 · PMID 37646976
- Adherence to a healthy lifestyle, genetic susceptibility to abdominal obesity, cardiometabolic risk markers, and risk of coronary heart disease. — The American journal of clinical nutrition 2023 · PMID 37923500
- Activation of GPBAR1 attenuates vascular inflammation and atherosclerosis in a mouse model of NAFLD-related cardiovascular disease. — Biochemical pharmacology 2023 · PMID 37926268
- Mediterranean Diet for Cardiovascular Risk Reduction in Chronic Kidney Disease. — Advances in kidney disease and health 2023 · PMID 38453265
- Association of dietary patterns and components with atherosclerosis risk biomarkers in familial hypercholesterolemia. — Current opinion in lipidology 2022 · PMID 34907966
- Somatic Mutations and Clonal Hematopoiesis as Drivers of Age-Related Cardiovascular Risk — Current Cardiology Reports 2022 · PMID 35657494
- Association between a dietary pattern high in saturated fatty acids, dietary energy density, and sodium with coronary heart disease. — Scientific reports 2022 · PMID 35906378
- The anti-inflammatory effects of a Mediterranean diet: a review. — Current opinion in clinical nutrition and metabolic care 2022 · PMID 36039924
- Preventive Nutrition: Heart Disease and Cancer. — The Medical clinics of North America 2022 · PMID 36154699
- The gut microbiome modulates the protective association between a Mediterranean diet and cardiometabolic disease risk. — Nature medicine 2021 · PMID 33574608
- 2021 Canadian Cardiovascular Society Guidelines for the Management of Dyslipidemia for the Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease in Adults. — The Canadian journal of cardiology 2021 · PMID 33781847
- Diet quality trajectories and cardiovascular phenotypes/metabolic syndrome risk by 11-12 years. — International journal of obesity (2005) 2021 · PMID 33824404
- Mediterranean Diet and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Perpetual Inspiration for the Scientific World. A Review. — Nutrients 2021 · PMID 33920947
- Association of Diet Quality With Prevalence of Clonal Hematopoiesis and Adverse Cardiovascular Events — JAMA Cardiology 2021 · PMID 34106216
- Physical activity and metabolic syndrome severity among older adults at cardiovascular risk: 1-Year trends. — Nutrition, metabolism, and cardiovascular diseases : NMCD 2021 · PMID 34366176
- Dietary Influences on Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease Risk. — Current atherosclerosis reports 2021 · PMID 34405289
- Metabolically Healthy Obesity (MHO) vs. Metabolically Unhealthy Obesity (MUO) Phenotypes in PCOS: Association with Endocrine-Metabolic Profile, Adherence to the Mediterranean Diet, and Body Composition. — Nutrients 2021 · PMID 34836180
- Diet Quality Assessment and the Relationship between Diet Quality and Cardiovascular Disease Risk. — Nutrients 2021 · PMID 34959857
- Mediterranean diet intervention in overweight and obese subjects lowers plasma cholesterol and causes changes in the gut microbiome and metabolome independently of energy intake — Gut 2020 · PMID 32075887
- Drug Targeting of Plasminogen Activator Inhibitor-1 Inhibits Metabolic Dysfunction and Atherosclerosis in a Murine Model of Metabolic Syndrome. — Arteriosclerosis, thrombosis, and vascular biology 2020 · PMID 32268785
- Nutrition Disparities and Cardiovascular Health. — Current atherosclerosis reports 2020 · PMID 32440941
- Chronic kidney disease as a cardiovascular risk factor. — Journal of hypertension 2020 · PMID 32649622
- Macrophage Exosomes Resolve Atherosclerosis by Regulating Hematopoiesis and Inflammation via MicroRNA Cargo. — Cell reports 2020 · PMID 32668250
- Mediterranean Diet Effects on Type 2 Diabetes Prevention, Disease Progression, and Related Mechanisms. A Review. — Nutrients 2020 · PMID 32726990
- Diet Quality and Long-Term Absolute Risks for Incident Cardiovascular Disease and Mortality. — The American journal of medicine 2020 · PMID 32941845
- Global burden of 87 risk factors in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019 — The Lancet 2020 · PMID 33069327
- Diet Quality, Saturated Fat and Metabolic Syndrome. — Nutrients 2020 · PMID 33105691
- Behavioral Counseling Interventions to Promote a Healthy Diet and Physical Activity for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention in Adults With Cardiovascular Risk Factors: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement. — JAMA 2020 · PMID 33231670
- Mediterranean Diet and the Association Between Air Pollution and Cardiovascular Disease Mortality Risk — Circulation 2019 · PMID 30700142
- The Mediterranean Diet and Cardiovascular Health. — Circulation research 2019 · PMID 30817261
- Mediterranean-style diet for the primary and secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease. — The Cochrane database of systematic reviews 2019 · PMID 30864165
- 2019 ACC/AHA Guideline on the Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease: Executive Summary: A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Clinical Practice Guidelines — Circulation 2019 · PMID 30879339
- Ultra-processed food intake and risk of cardiovascular disease: prospective cohort study (NutriNet-Santé). — BMJ (Clinical research ed.) 2019 · PMID 31142457
- Diet quality and risk factors for cardiovascular disease among South Asians in Alberta. — Applied physiology, nutrition, and metabolism = Physiologie appliquee, nutrition et metabolisme 2019 · PMID 31172794
- Gut Microbiome: Profound Implications for Diet and Disease — Nutrients 2019 · PMID 31315227
- Lifestyle factors and high-risk atherosclerosis: Pathways and mechanisms beyond traditional risk factors. — European journal of preventive cardiology 2019 · PMID 31408370
- Age-Associated Mitochondrial Dysfunction Accelerates Atherogenesis. — Circulation research 2019 · PMID 31818196
- Dietary Cholesterol and Cardiovascular Risk: A Science Advisory From the American Heart Association. — Circulation 2019 · PMID 31838890
- Adolescent Obesity: Diet Quality, Psychosocial Health, and Cardiometabolic Risk Factors. — Nutrients 2019 · PMID 31877943
- Mediterranean Diet and Cardiovascular Disease Prevention: What Do We Know? — Progress in cardiovascular diseases 2018 · PMID 29678447
- Diet for stroke prevention. — Stroke and vascular neurology 2018 · PMID 30022800
- Rotating night shift work and adherence to unhealthy lifestyle in predicting risk of type 2 diabetes: results from two large US cohorts of female nurses. — BMJ (Clinical research ed.) 2018 · PMID 30464025
- Role of parnaparin in atherosclerosis. — International journal of experimental pathology 2017 · PMID 28205266
- Diet and exercise in the management of obstructive sleep apnoea and cardiovascular disease risk. — European respiratory review : an official journal of the European Respiratory Society 2017 · PMID 28659501
- Is smog innocuous? Air pollution and cardiovascular disease. — Indian heart journal 2017 · PMID 28822504
- Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors in Patients with Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD): A Narrative Review. — Psychiatria Danubina 2017 · PMID 29197198
- Atherosclerosis and aortic aneurysm - is inflammation a common denominator? — The FEBS journal 2016 · PMID 26700480
- Proceedings of the 3rd IPLeiria's International Health Congress : Leiria, Portugal. 6-7 May 2016. — BMC health services research 2016 · PMID 27409075
- Depression and cardiovascular disease: Epidemiological evidence on their linking mechanisms. — Neuroscience and biobehavioral reviews 2016 · PMID 27461915
- Genetic Risk, Adherence to a Healthy Lifestyle, and Coronary Disease — New England Journal of Medicine 2016 · PMID 27959714
- Moderate Alcohol Consumption and Colorectal Cancer Risk. — Alcoholism, clinical and experimental research 2015 · PMID 26110674
- High-level adherence to a Mediterranean diet beneficially impacts the gut microbiota and associated metabolome — Gut 2015 · PMID 26416813
- Erectile dysfunction and cardiovascular risk factors in a Mediterranean diet cohort — Internal Medicine Journal 2015 · PMID 26482327
- Risk Factor-tailored Small Group Education for Patients with First-time Acute Coronary Syndrome. — Asian nursing research 2015 · PMID 26724237
- Lifestyle and Dietary Risk Factors for Peripheral Artery Disease — Circulation Journal 2014 · PMID 24492064
- Prospective Relationship of Change in Ideal Cardiovascular Health Status and Arterial Stiffness: The Cardiovascular Risk in Young Finns Study — Journal of the American Heart Association 2014 · PMID 24614756
- RETRACTED: Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease with a Mediterranean Diet — New England Journal of Medicine 2013 · PMID 23432189
- Mediterranean diet and health. — BioFactors (Oxford, England) 2013 · PMID 23553669
- Sufficient sleep duration contributes to lower cardiovascular disease risk in addition to four traditional lifestyle factors: the MORGEN study — European Journal of Preventive Cardiology 2013 · PMID 23823570
- Physical activity and erectile dysfunction in middle-aged men. — Journal of andrology 2011 · PMID 21597089
Clinical trials (16)
| NCT | Title | Status | Type | Interventions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NCT07402642 | Effect of Early Educational Intervention on Cardiovascular Risk Factors After Acute Coronary Syndrome | RECRUITING | INTERVENTIONAL | Motivational and Individualized Interviewing, Heart-Healthy Dietary Education, Tobacco Cessation Approach |
| NCT07130318 | Mediterranean Diet in Familial Mediterranean Fever: Is Fatty Liver Affected by Addition of Elliptical Aerobic Exercise | RECRUITING | INTERVENTIONAL | exercise plus diet restriction, diet restriction |
| NCT06579950 | The Effects of Cool Roofs on Health, Environmental, and Economic Outcomes: a Global Multi-center Cluster-randomized Controlled Trial | RECRUITING | INTERVENTIONAL | Cool roof |
| NCT07592117 | A Cluster Randomised Controlled Trial (cRCT) Evaluating the Effects of Cool Roofs on Health, Environmental and Economic Outcomes in Tavua, Fiji | NOT YET RECRUITING | INTERVENTIONAL | Cool roof |
| NCT06834893 | A Cluster Randomised Controlled Trial (cRCT) Evaluating the Effects of Cool Roofs on Health, Environmental and Economic Outcomes in Colima, Mexico | NOT YET RECRUITING | INTERVENTIONAL | Cool roof |
| NCT06570993 | A Cluster Randomised Controlled Trial (cRCT) Evaluating the Effects of Cool Roofs on Health, Environmental and Economic Outcomes in Niue | COMPLETED | INTERVENTIONAL | Cool roof |
| NCT06275906 | Influence of a Different Percentage of Nutrients on the Effects of a Low-calorie Mediterranean Diet Associated With Physical Exercise on the Parameters of Steatosis, Intestinal Function and Metabolic Risk in Patients With Obesity and NAFLD | COMPLETED | INTERVENTIONAL | Mediterranean diet and moderate intensity physical exercise (outdoor walking). |
| NCT06610812 | KETOGENIC MEDITERRANEAN VERSUS HYPOCALORIC BALANCED DIET ON Added to Aerobic Exercises POLYCYSTIC OVARIAN ADOLESCENTS | COMPLETED | INTERVENTIONAL | KETOGENIC MEDITERRANEAN diet, hypo-caloric diet:, moderate aerobic exercises |
| NCT04841044 | Health Effects of Cetoleic Acid (Helseeffekter av Ketolinsyre) | UNKNOWN | INTERVENTIONAL | Cetoleic acid, Control Oil |
| NCT03877783 | Diet, Physical Exercise and Metabolic Control (DEMAND) Intervention to Reduce the Incidence of Major Neurocognitive Disorders Among Individuals With Type 2 Diabetes Combined With Mild Neurocognitive Impairment - a Pilot Study | UNKNOWN | INTERVENTIONAL | mediterranean diet, individualized fitness program, recommended modified pharmacological treatment |
| NCT03785808 | The Impact of Diet Quality on Biomarkers Associated With Lung Cancer Outcomes: Reducing Insulin, Growth Hormones, and Tumors (RIGHT Study) | TERMINATED | INTERVENTIONAL | Special Diet Therapy (low-carb), Special Diet Therapy (low-fat), Special Diet Therapy (USDA control) |
| NCT02781675 | Effects of a Modified High-fat Mediterranean Dietary Pattern on Lipoprotein and Inflammatory Markers of CVD Risk in Adults | COMPLETED | INTERVENTIONAL | Dietary Intervention |
| NCT02706262 | Complex Effects of Dietary Manipulation on Metabolic Function, Inflammation and Health | ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING | INTERVENTIONAL | Metabolically abnormal obese - Mediterranean diet, Metabolically abnormal obese - Low carbohydrate ketogenic diet, Metabolically abnormal obese - Plant-based, very-low-fat diet |
| NCT02641834 | Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease With the Vegetarian Diet: the CARDIVEG Study | COMPLETED | INTERVENTIONAL | Vegetarian diet, Mediterranean diet |
| NCT04094194 | Relation of the Nordic Dietary Pattern With Cardiometabolic Risk Factors and Incident Cardiovascular Outcomes: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials and Prospective Cohort Studies | UNKNOWN | OBSERVATIONAL | Nordic diet |
| NCT03328546 | Dietary Patterns and Health Outcomes (Cardiovascular, Metabolic, Endocrine, Neurological, Skeletal Muscular, Cancer) | COMPLETED | OBSERVATIONAL | Dietary intake |
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