Dietary intakes of cysteine, glutamate, proline, and tryptophan are associated with hypertension risk in Chinese children and adolescents: a national cross-sectional study integrating machine learning (opens in new tab)

ObjectiveThe aim of the study was to examine the relationships between dietary intake of amino acids and the risk of hypertension and to find some important amino acids as the targets of intervention in Chinese children and adolescents.MethodsThe 2016–2019 China Children and Lactating Women Nutrition and Health Surveillance (CCLWNHS) was used to draw data and included 12,187 children and adolescents aged 6–18 years. A validated food frequency questionnaire (FFQ) was used to determine dietary ...