Assessing Diet and Musculoskeletal Pain in Adults: Results From a Cross-Sectional Analysis of the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES)

Valerio Tonelli Enrico, Memorial University of Newfoundland, s NL, Ferguson Laboratory for Orthopaedic Research, University of Pittsburgh, James R. HébertCancer Prevention and Control Program, University of Pittsburgh, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of South Carolina Arnold School of Public Health, Department of Nutrition, Connecting Health Innovations LLC, Gerald Mugford, Zhiwei Gao, Peter WangDivision of Community Health and Humanities, Faculty of Medicine, Memorial University of Newfoundland, Nitin ShivappaCancer Prevention and Control Program, University of South Carolina, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of South Carolina Arnold School of Public Health, Department of Nutrition, Connecting Health Innovations LLC, Gwendolyn SowaFerguson Laboratory for Orthopaedic Research, University of Pittsburgh, Department of Physical Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine

Published online on July 19, 2023

Abstract

American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine, Ahead of Print.
Musculoskeletal (MSK) pain is highly prevalent worldwide and is associated with high levels of disability. Systemic inflammation may contribute to MSK pain, and diet is a crucial modulator of systemic inflammation. The Dietary Inflammatory Index (DII®) ...