Does compliance with the recommendations of the DGE influence the risk of chronicdiseases?

Anne von Ruesten, Silke Feller, Heiner Boeing, Nuthetal

Does compliance with the recommendations of the DGE influence the risk of chronic diseases? Associations between adherence to recommendations of the Food Circle of the German Society of Nutrition and the risk of cardiovascular diseases, type 2 diabetes and cancer were evaluated in 23 531 participants of the EPIC-Potsdam study, using Cox proportional hazard regression models.

A healthy eating index (HEI-DGE) was calculated for this purpose, by scoring the ratio of actual and recommended consumption of relevant food groups. Higher scores indicated better adherence to the recommendations. The HEI-DGE score was inversely related to cardiovascular diseases (p for trend = 0.002), type 2 diabetes (p for trend = 0.032) and chronic disease risk (p for trend = 0.031) in men but not in women. No association was observed between the HEI scores and cancer. High adherences to German food recommendations probably lower the occurrence of chronic diseases. This association was more pronounced in men than in women in this study.

Keywords: Dietary recommendations, food circle, diet index, chronic diseases

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