Diet-induced inflammation and its association with sarcopenia in an Iranian population: a case-control study

Abstract Background Dietary intake, as one of the critical lifestyle risk factors, plays a crucial role in the risk of sarcopenia, potentially due to its anti-inflammatory properties. The objective of this study was to evaluate the association between the Dietary Inflammatory Index (DII) and the Die...

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Published in:	Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition
Main Authors:	Neda Heidarzadeh-Esfahani, Sevda Eskandarzadeh, Marzieh Mahmoodi, Maede Makhtoomi, Seyyed Mohammad Alavi, Zainab Shateri, Nasrin Nasimi, Mehran Nouri, Mohammad Hossein Dabbaghmanesh
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	BMC 2025-05-01
Subjects:	Dietary inflammatory index Inflammation Sarcopenia
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1186/s41043-025-00942-y

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