Aljadani HM, et al. - Researchers performed this study on mid-age Australian women to determine if there existed a link between alteration in diet quality over nine-years and weight change over the same period in these individuals. Participants were selected from the Australian Longitudinal study on Women's Health. The study sample comprised healthy mid-age (45–49 years) women with documented valid total energy intake at baseline (n = 2,381), ascertained using Goldberg cut-offs. To determine diet quality, they employed the Australian Recommended Food Score (ARFS) utilizing data obtained from a validated food frequency questionnaire. At follow-up, they noted that women in the highest tertile of ARFS change improved diet quality, while worse diet quality was observed in those in the lowest and middle tertiles. Over nine years, the mean weight gain was 2.3 ± 7.2 kg. Significantly less weight gain was reported in those in the highest tertile of ARFS change vs the lowest tertile following adjustment for alterations in confounders and baseline weight, baseline ARFS, and total energy consumption. Experts concluded that modest weight loss may be promoted and weight gain in mid-age women may be potentially avoided by improving diet quality, which appeared a crucial strategy in this regard.