The Claim
Higher scores on the Nutrient Consume Score (NCS) are associated with lower body mass index and waist circumference in U.S. adults, with each 10-point increase in NCS corresponding to a 0.64 kg/m² reduction in BMI and a 1.63 cm reduction in waist circumference.
What the research says
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In U.S. adults, people who eat diets scoring higher on the Nutrient Consume Score tend to have lower body mass index and smaller waist circumference. Each 10-point increase in this diet score is linked to a specific decrease in BMI and waist size.
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Higher scores on the Nutrient Consume Score (NCS), a web-enabled nutrient ratio-based food quality index, are associated with lower body mass index (BMI) and waist circumference in U.S. adults, with each 10-point increase in NCS linked to a 0.64 kg/m² reduction in BMI and a 1.63 cm reduction in waist circumference, suggesting that dietary patterns reflecting higher nutrient density and lower processing may correlate with reduced adiposity.
Eating foods rich in nutrients and fiber makes you feel full faster and keeps you full longer, so you eat fewer calories overall. These foods also help your body use energy more efficiently, so less gets stored as fat.
What the research says
1 studyPeople who ate more nutritious foods (like those high in fiber and healthy fats) and fewer processed items tended to have lower body weight and smaller waistlines, according to this study of over 9,900 U.S. adults.
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