The Mediating Role of Atherogenic Index of Plasma in the Association Between Dietary Inflammatory Index and Metabolic Syndrome: Evidence from NHANES and CHARLS
Aims: Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is a growing public health burden driven by chronic low-grade inflammation and lipid metabolic dysregulation, with diet as a major modifiable determinant. Proinflammatory diets [assessed by the dietary inflammatory index (DII)] are linked to MetS risk, but the underlying metabolic pathwa...