Why the study?
Is the dietary inflammatory index associated with stroke in the US general population?
Population
US general population from NHANES 1999–2018
Comparison
Dietary inflammatory index levels
Design
Cross-sectional study
Authors
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Association supports pro-inflammatory diets as stroke risk factor; hypothesis-generating and requires prospective confirmation before practice change.
Is the dietary inflammatory index associated with stroke in the US general population?
A higher dietary inflammatory index is nonlinearly and positively associated with stroke prevalence in the US population, highlighting the potential role of pro-inflammatory diets in cerebrovascular risk.
Mao et al. (2024) studied this question.