[HTML][HTML] Dietary inflammatory index and telomere length in subjects with a high cardiovascular disease risk from the PREDIMED-NAVARRA study: cross-sectional and�…

S Garcia-Calzon, G Zalba, M Ruiz-Canela…�- The American journal of�…, 2015 - Elsevier
Background: Dietary factors can affect telomere length (TL), a biomarker of aging, through
oxidation and inflammation-related mechanisms. A Dietary Inflammatory Index (DII) could
help to understand the effect of the inflammatory potential of the diet on telomere shortening.
Objective: This study aimed to determine the association of the DII with TL and to examine
whether diet-associated inflammation could modify the telomere attrition rate after a 5-y
follow-up of a Mediterranean dietary intervention. Design: This was a prospective study of�…