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ORIGINAL RESEARCH article

Front. Nutr.
Sec. Nutritional Epidemiology
Volume 11 - 2024 | doi: 10.3389/fnut.2024.1476122
This article is part of the Research Topic Dietary Strategies for Managing Hypertension and Hypotension: Insights and Mechanisms View all 5 articles

Dietary Antioxidant Index and Hypertension in the Iranian Population: A Nested Case-Control Study within the Fasa Adults

Provisionally accepted
Mohammad amin Firooznia Mohammad amin Firooznia 1Mehran Rahimlou Mehran Rahimlou 2Eghbal Sekhavati Eghbal Sekhavati 3,4Mohammadreza Motazedian Mohammadreza Motazedian 1Reza Tabrizi Reza Tabrizi 5*
  • 1 Fasa University of Medical Sciences, Fasa, Fars, Iran
  • 2 Zanjan University of Medical Sciences, Zanjān, Iran
  • 3 University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
  • 4 Larestan University of Medical Sciences, Larestan, Fars, Iran
  • 5 Noncommunicable Diseases Research Centre, Fasa University of Medical Sciences, Fasa, Iran

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     Lifestyle interventions, including dietary adjustments, have shown promise in managing hypertension.  Oxidative stress is a key factor in hypertension, and antioxidants from diets can help counteract its effects.  Previous research indicates an association between higher dietary antioxidant intake and a lower risk of hypertension development. This study demonstrates a significant inverse relationship between Dietary Antioxidant Index (DAI) and hypertension risk among the adults cohort population.  Higher DAI values are associated to a decreased risk of hypertension, highlighting the potential benefits of antioxidant-rich diets in hypertension prevention.  The findings emphasize the importance of including antioxidant-rich foods in dietary patterns as a complementary strategy for hypertension management.

    Keywords: Dietary antioxidant index, Hypertension, Oxidative Stress, cardiovascular, Diet

    Received: 05 Aug 2024; Accepted: 25 Nov 2024.

    Copyright: © 2024 Firooznia, Rahimlou, Sekhavati, Motazedian and Tabrizi. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

    * Correspondence: Reza Tabrizi, Noncommunicable Diseases Research Centre, Fasa University of Medical Sciences, Fasa, Iran

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