Review article

https://doi.org/10.21860/medflum2018_207350

Obesity-related low-grade chronic inflammation: implementation of the dietary inflammatory index in clinical practice is the milestone?

Andrej Belančić orcid.org/0000-0001-7848-6600 ; University of Rijeka, Faculty of Medicine, Rijeka, Croatia
Gordana Kenđel Jovanović ; Teaching Institute of Public Health Primorsko-Goranska County, Rijeka, Croatia
Sanja Klobučar Majanović orcid.org/0000-0002-0287-4735 ; University of Rijeka, Faculty of Medicine, Rijeka, Croatia, Department of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolic Diseases, Clinical Hospital Centre Rijeka, Rijeka, Croatia

Abstract

Diet is a main modifiable determinant involved in the development of obesity-related visceral adipose tissue low-grade chronic inflammation (LGCI). Pro-inflammatory and anti-inflammatory properties of majority of whole foods and dietary constituents have been determined and presented as dietary inflammatory index (DII). The DII is a scoring algorithm based on extensive review of literature linking 45 food parameters with six biomarkers of inflammation. Overall DII score can take on values ranging from 7.98 (maximal pro-inflammatory dietary pattern) to -8.87 (maximal anti-inflammatory dietary pattern). Integrative anti-inflammatory approach to nutrition seems to be the milestone for tackling overweight/obesity, LGCI, and inflammation-related chronic diseases.

Keywords

Diet; Inflammation; Nutrition assessment; Obesity

Hrčak ID:

207350

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/207350

Publication date:

1.12.2018.

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