scholarly journals Healthy Eating Index and C-reactive protein concentration: findings from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey III, 1988–1994

2004 ◽  
Vol 59 (2) ◽  
pp. 278-283 ◽  
Author(s):  
E S Ford ◽  
A H Mokdad ◽  
S Liu
Keyword(s):  
Healthy Eating ◽  
National Health ◽  
Protein Concentration ◽  
Healthy Eating Index ◽  
Nutrition Examination Survey ◽  
C Reactive Protein ◽  
Reactive Protein ◽  
Health And Nutrition

Higher diet quality is associated with higher diet costs when eating at home and away from home: National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2005-2016

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-29
Author(s):  
Zach Conrad ◽  
Sarah Reinhardt ◽  
Rebecca Boehm ◽  
Acree McDowell
Keyword(s):  
Healthy Eating ◽  
National Health ◽  
Diet Quality ◽  
Healthy Eating Index ◽  
Food Prices ◽  
Nutrition Examination Survey ◽  
Food Away From Home ◽  
Health And Nutrition ◽  
Food Consumed ◽  
At Home

Abstract Objectives: To evaluate the association between diet quality and cost for foods purchased for consumption at home and away from home. Design: Cross-sectional analysis. Multivariable linear regression models evaluated the association between diet quality and cost for all food, food at home, and food away from home. Setting: Daily food intake data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (2005-2016). Food prices were derived using data from multiple, publicly available databases. Diet quality was assessed using the Healthy Eating Index-2015 and the Alternative Healthy Eating Index-2010. Participants: 30,564 individuals ≥20 y with complete and reliable dietary data. Results: Mean per capita daily diet cost was $14.19 (95% CI: $13.91-14.48), including $6.92 ($6.73-7.10) for food consumed at home and $7.28 ($7.05-7.50) for food consumed away from home. Diet quality was higher for food at home compared to food away from home (P<0.001). Higher diet quality was associated with higher food costs overall, at home, and away from home (P<0.001 for all comparisons). Conclusions: These findings demonstrate that higher diet quality is associated with higher costs for all food, food consumed at home, and food consumed away from home. This research provides policymakers, public health professionals, and clinicians with information needed to support healthy eating habits. These findings are particularly relevant to contemporary health and economic concerns that have worsened because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

scholarly journals C-reactive Protein Concentration Distribution among US Children and Young Adults: Findings from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 1999–2000

2003 ◽  
Vol 49 (8) ◽  
pp. 1353-1357 ◽  
Author(s):  
Earl S Ford ◽  
Wayne H Giles ◽  
Gary L Myers ◽  
Nader Rifai ◽  
Paul M Ridker ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Young Adults ◽  
National Health ◽  
Concentration Distribution ◽  
High Sensitivity ◽  
Nutrition Examination Survey ◽  
C Reactive Protein ◽  
Reactive Protein ◽  
Health And Nutrition ◽  
Children And Young Adults ◽  
Us Children

Abstract Background: The distribution of C-reactive protein (CRP) concentrations among children and young adults in the US is not known at present. Methods: We used data from 3348 US children and young adults 3–19 years of age who participated in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 1999–2000, to describe the distribution of CRP concentrations, based on results obtained with a high-sensitivity latex-enhanced turbidimetric assay. Results: The range of CRP concentrations was 0.1–90.8 mg/L (mean, 1.6 mg/L; geometric mean, 0.5 mg/L; median, 0.4 mg/L). CRP concentrations increased with age. Females 16–19 years of age had higher concentrations than males in this age range (P = 0.003). Mexican Americans had the highest CRP concentrations among the three major race or ethnic groups (P &lt;0.001). Conclusions: For the first time, these data describe the CRP concentration distribution among US children and young adults, based on results obtained with a high-sensitivity assay.

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