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Diet, Western MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Diet, Western
Tree Number(s)
G07.203.650.240.310
Unique ID
D066273
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D066273
Scope Note
A pattern of food consumption adopted mainly by the people of North America and Western Europe. It is mainly characterized by high intake of MEAT, processed grains, DIETARY SUGARS, DAIRY PRODUCTS, and DIETARY FATS.
Entry Term(s)
Diet, Occidental
Meat-Sweet Diet
Western Diet
Western Dietary Pattern
NLM Classification #
QT 235
Previous Indexing
Diet (1970-2014)
Public MeSH Note
2015
History Note
2015
Date Established
2015/01/01
Date of Entry
2014/06/26
Revision Date
2015/06/29
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