Dietary energy density was associated with diet quality in Brazilian adults and older adults

In a survey of 496 adults and 445 older adults, dietary energy density is associated with diet quality as measured by the revised Brazilian Health Eating Index.

• Lower dietary energy density is linked to higher total scores on the revised Brazilian Health Eating Index.
• An inverse relationship exists between dietary energy density and nine out of twelve components of the revised Brazilian Health Eating Index in both adults and older adults.
• This association is observed regardless of factors such as sex, income, body mass index, physical activity level, smoking status, alcohol consumption, and usual energy intake from beverages.

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