Dietary inflammatory index or Mediterranean diet score as risk factors for total and cardiovascular mortality

Dietary patterns are associated with risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD). We aimed to examine associations of the Dietary Inflammatory Index (DII) and the Mediterranean Diet Score (MDS) with total, cardiovascular disease (CVD) and coronary heart disease (CHD) mortality in the Melbourne Collaborative Cohort Study; and compare the strengths of the associations.In our prospective cohort study of 41,513 men and women aged 40-69 years, a food...