The conjoint associations of adherence to physical activity and dietary guidelines with cardiometabolic health: The Framingham Heart Study

Background The conjoint associations of adherence to the recent physical activity (PA) and dietary guidelines with the metabolic syndrome (MetS) are incompletely understood. Methods We evaluated 2,379 Framingham Heart Study Third Generation participants (mean age 47 years, 54.4% women) attending examination cycle 2. We examined the cross-sectional relations of adherence to the 2018 Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans (PAG, binary; moderate to vigorous PA [MVPA] ≥ 150 minutes/week vs.