Association of diet quality and weight increase in adult heart transplant recipients
Kyoko Miura,
Regina Yu,
Timothy R. Entwistle
et al.
Abstract:BackgroundUnderstanding the quality of the diet of heart transplant recipients (HTRs) is essential to developing effective dietary interventions for weight control, but relevant evidence is scarce. We investigated diet quality and its association with post‐transplant increase in weight adjusted for height (body mass index [BMI]) in Australian HTRs.MethodsWe recruited adult HTRs from Queensland's thoracic transplant clinic, 2020–2021. Study participants completed a 3‐day food diary using a smart‐phone app. Soci… Show more
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