Associations between Global Diet Quality Score (GDQS) and Obesity in Women of Reproductive Age in Northern Tanzania: A Cross-Sectional Study
Better diet quality emerged as a protective factor for morbid obesity and for other obesity measures among women aged 30-49 y. Our study suggests that interventions to improve diet quality in Tanzania should target women in their 30s and 40s and those with lower physical activity and higher education, food security, and wealth to maximize effectiveness.
Authors
- Fusta Azupogo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0467-0856)
- EVANGELISTA KENAN MALINDISA (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0560-954X)
- Sonja Y. Hess (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4661-277X)
- Elise C Reynolds (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2460-7881)
- Deanna Kelly Olney (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2420-8565)
- Lilia Bliznashka
- Joyce Kinabo
- Marie T. Ruel
- Kidola Jeremiah
- Charles D. Arnold
Institutions
- International Food Policy Research Institute (US)
- Catholic University of Health and Allied Sciences (TZ)
- Nutrition 21 (United States) (US)
- National Institute for Medical Research (TZ)
- University for Development Studies (GH)
- Sokoine University of Agriculture (TZ)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Nutrition
- Published
- 2025-12-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tjnut.2025.101282
- Primary Topic
- Child Nutrition and Water Access
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00