ArticlePublic health nutrition2017
Relationship between adherence to Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) diet indices and incidence of depression during up to 8 years of follow-up.
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- Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) diet and mental well-being: a systematic review.Nutrition reviews · 2023Pooled it
- Healthy dietary indices and risk of depressive outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies.Molecular psychiatry · 2019Pooled it
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- Association between the adherence to Mediterranean diet and depression in rheumatoid arthritis patients: a cross-sectional study from the NHANES database.Journal of health, population, and nutrition · 2024Article
- Adherence to the EAT-Lancet diet and incident depression and anxiety.Nature communications · 2024Article
- The Role of Gut Microbiota, Nutrition, and Physical Activity in Depression and Obesity-Interdependent Mechanisms/Co-Occurrence.Nutrients · 2024Review
- Association between geriatric nutritional risk index and depression prevalence in the elderly population in NHANES.BMC public health · 2024Article
- The association of dietary approaches to stop hypertension (DASH) and Mediterranean diet with mental health, sleep quality and chronotype in women with overweight and obesity: a cross-sectional study.Eating and weight disorders : EWD · 2023Observational
- Association Between Joint Physical Activity and Dietary Quality and Lower Risk of Depression Symptoms in US Adults: Cross-sectional NHANES Study.JMIR public health and surveillance · 2023Article
- Adherence to the MIND diet is inversely associated with odds and severity of anxiety disorders: a case-control study.BMC psychiatry · 2023Article
- Plant and animal protein intake and its association with depression, anxiety, and stress among Iranian women.BMC public health · 2023Article
- Anti-Inflammatory Dietary Diversity and Depressive Symptoms among Older Adults: A Nationwide Cross-Sectional Analysis.Nutrients · 2022Article
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Abstract
objectiveOur aim was to evaluate the relationship between adherence to different Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) diet indices and the risk of depression.
designIn a prospective study we assessed 14051 participants of a dynamic (permanently ongoing recruitment) prospective cohort (the Seguimiento Universidad de Navarra (SUN) Project), initially free of depression. At baseline, a validated FFQ was used to assess adherence to four previously proposed DASH indices (Dixon, Mellen, Fung and Günther). To define the outcome we applied two definitions of depression: a less conservative definition including only self-reported physician-diagnosed depression (410 incident cases) and a more conservative definition that required both clinical diagnosis of depression and use of antidepressants (113 incident cases). Cox regression and restricted cubic splines analyses were performed.
resultsAfter a median follow-up period of 8 years, the multiple-adjusted model showed an inverse association with the Fung DASH score (hazard ratio (HR)=0·76; 95 % CI 0·61, 0·94) when we used the less conservative definition of depression, and also under the more conservative definition (HR=0·63; 95 % CI 0·41, 0·95). We observed a weak inverse association with the Mellen DASH score, but no statistically significant association was found for the other definitions. The restricted cubic splines analyses suggested that these associations were non-linear (U-shaped).
conclusionsModerate adherence to the DASH diet as operationalized by Fung and Mellen was related to lower depression risk. Since these associations were non-linear, additional prospective studies are required before the results can be generalized and clinical recommendations can be given.
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