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Within a population-based case-control study, we collected data and samples from 793 normal-weight and 812 overweight\/obese Iranian people (based on either body mass index (BMI) or body surface area (BSA)). Dietary intake and HEI scores were obtained via a validated 124-item food frequency questionnaire. Anthropometric and socioeconomic parameters, as well as blood inflammatory markers, were measured. Participants with higher HEI scores had higher serum high-density lipoprotein-cholesterol (HDL-C) and significantly lower energy intake. Water consumption in the overweight\/obese group was significantly lower than in the control group. In the final models using partial correlation and controlling for multiple confounders, there was a significant inverse correlation between HEI and interleukin-4 (IL-4, R = \u22120.063), IL-1\u03b2 (R = \u22120.054), and high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP, R = \u22120.069). Based on multivariable logistic regression models adjusted for multiple confounders, there was a significant association between HEI as a continuous variable (OR = 0.993, 95% CI: 0.988\u20130.999) and categorical variable (OR = 0.801, 95% CI: 0.658\u20130.977) and odds of overweight\/obesity across BMI groups. The dietary patterns in the case and control groups however were similar, and we failed to find a significant association between HEI and odds of overweight\/obesity based on BSA. 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