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This study aimed to examine the associations between the Dietary Inflammatory Index (DII), eating attitudes assessed using the Eating Attitudes Test\u201026 (EAT\u201026), and body composition among university students in the United Arab Emirates.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This cross\u2010sectional study included 911 university students aged 18\u201330 years, of whom 50.5% were female. Dietary intake was assessed using a validated food frequency questionnaire, and DII scores were calculated using 28 available dietary parameters. Eating attitudes were assessed using the EAT\u201026, and anthropometric and body\u2010composition measurements were obtained using standardized procedures.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Based on BMI, 26.1% of participants were living with overweight and 11.9% were living with obesity. The mean DII score was \u22120.77, and 75.4% of participants had an anti\u2010inflammatory dietary profile, the mean E\u2010DII score was 2.24 (SD 1.07), with 96.8% classified as pro\u2010inflammatory. Based on EAT\u201026 scores, 30.3% were classified as being at major eating\u2010disorder risk. Compared with the pro\u2010inflammatory group, participants in the anti\u2010inflammatory group had significantly lower body fat percentage and fat mass and higher total body water percentage. DII showed a significant but weak negative correlation with total body water percentage only; no other significant DII correlations with body composition were observed. EAT\u201026 scores were significantly associated with several body\u2010composition measures, including body mass index, fat mass, and visceral fat rating. As a sensitivity analysis, EAT\u201026 scores also differed significantly by E\u2010DII group (mean difference =\u20095.34, 95% CI: 0.65\u201310.04,\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.026), with higher scores in the anti\u2010inflammatory group.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Eating attitudes showed stronger associations with body\u2010composition measures than dietary inflammatory potential in this population. Hence, promoting healthy eating behaviors and identifying disordered eating risk among university students are important.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1002\/hsr2.73357","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,10,9]],"date-time":"2026-10-09T06:11:01Z","timestamp":1791526261000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Exploring the Relationship Between Dietary Inflammatory Index, Eating Disorder, and Body Composition Among University Students in the UAE: A Cross\u2010Sectional Study"],"prefix":"10.1002","volume":"9","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-3048-7481","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Leila","family":"Cheikh Ismail","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics, College of Health Sciences University of Sharjah Sharjah UAE"},{"name":"Nuffield Department of Women's &amp; Reproductive Health 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