Association of Healthy Eating Index-2020 with muscle mass among the middle-aged individuals — a cross-sectional study based on NHANES from 2011 to 2018
Xinyue Wei, Shuai Guo, Ziyang Ren, Panliang Zhong, Binbin Su, Zuliyaer Talifu, Xiaoying Zheng · 2025
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Xinyue Wei and six co-authors link diet quality with muscle mass in middle-aged adults in the United States. Low muscle mass grows more common with age and with high body mass index. Their 2025 study uses a national health and nutrition survey from 2011 to 2018. The sample held 4,355 adults aged 40 to 59, and diet was scored by the Healthy Eating Index-2020 from two days of dietary recalls.
About 10 percent had low muscle mass by a lean-mass-to-BMI scale. The top diet scorers faced about 65 percent less risk of low mass than the lowest scorers. More greens, fruit, legumes, and protein, plus less added sugar, each tied to lower risk. Body mass index sat in the pathway: about a third of the diet benefit ran through it. The team backs good diet quality and healthy weight to preserve muscle.
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| CREATOR | Xinyue Wei, Shuai Guo, Ziyang Ren, Panliang Zhong, Binbin Su, Zuliyaer Talifu, Xiaoying Zheng |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2025 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 44 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |