White Blood Cell and C-Reactive Protein Levels Are Similar in Obese Hispanic White Women Reporting Adherence to a Healthy Plant, Unhealthy Plant, or Animal-Based Diet, unlike in Obese Non-Hispanic White Women

Authors

• Anna Bruins
• Jacob Keeley
• Virginia Uhley, Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine Faculty
• Kimberly Anyadike
• Kyeorda Kemp, Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine Faculty

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2-17-2024

Publication Title

Nutrients

Abstract

While modifying dietary patterns can reduce the effects of inflammation in obesity, less is known about the impact of dietary patterns on inflammation levels in women of different ethnicities. This study investigated the link between dietary patterns and mediators associated with inflammation, such as C-reactive protein (CRP) and white blood cells (WBCs), among obese Hispanic and Non-Hispanic White women. CRP and WBC counts were extracted from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey conducted between 2003 and 2010. Based on their recorded responses to two 24 h recall interviews, individuals were grouped into one of three dietary patterns: healthy plant-based, less healthy plant-based, or animal-based. Comparisons were run between obese Hispanic and Non-Hispanic women assigned to the same dietary pattern groups and between dietary pattern groups within ethnic groups. CRP and WBCs increased in obese Non-Hispanics as dietary patterns moved from healthy plant-based to animal-based (

Volume

16

Issue

4

Recommended Citation

Bruins A, Keeley J, Uhley V, Anyadike K, Kemp K. White Blood Cell and C-Reactive Protein Levels Are Similar in Obese Hispanic White Women Reporting Adherence to a Healthy Plant, Unhealthy Plant, or Animal-Based Diet, unlike in Obese Non-Hispanic White Women. Nutrients. 2024;16(4):556. Published 2024 Feb 17. doi:10.3390/nu16040556

DOI

10.3390/nu16040556

ISSN

2072-6643

PubMed ID

38398880