Background Dietary pattern analysis is a promising approach to understanding the complex
relationship between diet and health. While many statistical methods exist, the literature …

This paper aims to describe different approaches for studying the overall diet with
advantages and limitations. Studies of the overall diet have emerged because the …

Background Evidence for the dietary determinants of obesity in children is limited. Objective
The objective was to identify a dietary pattern that explained dietary energy density (DED) …

Background: Obesity and osteoporosis have origins in childhood, and both are affected by
dietary intake and physical activity. However, there is little information on what constitutes a …

The aim of the study was to identify a dietary pattern predictive of subsequent annual weight
change by using dietary composition information. Study subjects were 24,958 middle-aged …

Purpose To derive dietary patterns based on dietary energy density (DED), free sugars, SFA,
and fiber and investigate association with odds of overweight/obesity in young adults …

Evidence linking dietary patterns (DP) and obesity and hypertension prevalence is
inconsistent. We aimed to identify DP derived from energy density, fibre and sugar intakes …

Rationale: Using principal components analysis to examine dietary patterns complements
the evaluation of individual food and nutrient intake in relation to health outcomes, but has …

Background Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) affects African-American (AA) women
disproportionately. The few prospective studies assessing dietary intake in relation to risk of …

Interindividual variability in the response of plasma triglyceride concentrations (TG) following
fish oil consumption has been observed. Our objective was to examine the associations …