Healthy Eating Index-2020 and Trabecular Bone Score in US Adults: A Cross-Sectional Analysis of NHANES 2005-2008
Higher HEI-2020 scores were linearly associated with higher TBS, with effect modification by sex and BMI. While these cross-sectional findings suggest better diet quality may benefit trabecular bone microarchitecture, longitudinal studies are needed to establish causality.
Authors
- Y Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-2050-9277)
- Hanry Yu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0339-3685)
Institutions
- Xintai People's Hospital (CN)
- First Affiliated Hospital of Gannan Medical University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of the American Nutrition Association
- Published
- 2026-03-04
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1080/27697061.2026.2636544
- Primary Topic
- Bone health and osteoporosis research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00