Dietary inflammatory index

The Dietary Inflammatory Index (DII) is a numerical score that assesses a diet for its effect on several biomarkers linked to inflammation. Its theoretical bounds are −8.87 to +7.98, and it is oriented such that negative scores are more anti-inflammatory and more positive scores are pro-inflammatory. The DII has been linked to many chronic diseases, including arthritis, cardiovascular diseases, inflammatory bowel diseases, diabetes, and many types of cancer (such as esophageal cancer). Variants include an energy-adjusted E-DII and a children's C-DII.

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