Abstract
Obesity is defined as an excess of body fat. Different methods can be used to determine the degree of adiposity, with body mass index (BMI) being a commonly used indirect method [1]. BMI is defined as weight in kilograms divided by the square of height, in metres. According to the WHO BMI classifications, obesity is defined as BMI ≥30 kg/m2, while overweight is defined as 25 ≤ BMI < 30 kg/m2 [2].
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Abbreviations
- BMI:
-
Body mass index
- DQI:
-
Diet Quality Index
- EI:
-
Energy intake
- FFQ:
-
Food Frequency Questionnaire
- FNRS:
-
Framingham Nutritional Risk Score
- MDP:
-
Mediterranean dietary patterns
- MDS:
-
Mediterranean Diet Score
- rMDS:
-
Revised Mediterranean Dietary Score
- TEI:
-
Total energy intake
- WC:
-
Waist circumference
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Aljadani, H., Patterson, A., Sibbritt, D., Collins, C. (2013). The Association Between Diet Quality and Weight Change in Adults Over Time: A Systematic Review of Prospective Cohort Studies. In: Preedy, V., Hunter, LA., Patel, V. (eds) Diet Quality. Nutrition and Health. Humana Press, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-7315-2_1
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