Healthy eating index-2015 and bone mineral density among adult Iranian women.

Unlabelled: This is the first study to examine the potential association of adherence to the healthy eating index-2015 (HEI-2015) and bone health. Findings suggest that better diet quality (i.e.

Prudent and traditional dietary patterns are positively and negatively associated with bone mineral density in Iranian adults, respectively.

To assess the association of dietary patterns and bone mineral density (BMD), 340 healthy Iranian adults (mean age 41.5 ± 7.7 y; 79.

Greater adherence to the dietary approaches to stop hypertension (DASH) dietary pattern is associated with lower blood pressure in healthy Iranian primary school children.

Purpose: The dietary determinants of children blood pressure (BP) are poorly understood. We examined the association between adherence to the dietary approaches to stop hypertension (DASH) dietary pattern and BP in healthy Iranian primary school children.

Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted among a representative sample (n = 407) of healthy Shirazi students aged 6-12 years.