ArticleFood science & nutrition2016
A prospective investigation of dietary patterns and internalizing and externalizing mental health problems in adolescents.
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- The association between junk foods consumption and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in children and adolescents: a systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies.European child & adolescent psychiatry · 2025Pooled it
- Dietary patterns and internalizing symptoms in children and adolescents: A meta-analysis.The Australian and New Zealand journal of psychiatry · 2022Pooled it
- What is the relationship between individual and clusters of lifestyle behaviours during early adolescence with future youth mental health? a prospective cohort study.European child & adolescent psychiatry · 2025Article
- The Efficacy of Nutritional Interventions in Reducing Childhood/Youth Aggressive and Antisocial Behavior: A Mixed-Methods Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Campbell systematic reviews · 2025Review
- Original article: adolescent dietary patterns derived using principal component analysis and neuropsychological functions: a cross-sectional analysis of Walnuts Smart Snack cohort.European child & adolescent psychiatry · 2025Article
- PROTOCOL: The efficacy of nutritional interventions in reducing childhood/youth aggressive and antisocial behavior: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Campbell systematic reviews · 2024Article
- Association between ultra-processed dietary pattern and bullying: the role of deviant behaviors.Frontiers in nutrition · 2024Article
- Adolescent endocrine disrupting chemical exposure and academic achievement.Environmental research · 2023Article
- Dietary patterns in middle childhood and behavior problems in adolescence.European journal of clinical nutrition · 2021Article
- Association of Exposure to Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals During Adolescence With Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder-Related Behaviors.JAMA network open · 2020Article
- The relationship between inflammatory dietary pattern in childhood and depression in early adulthood.Brain, behavior, & immunity - health · 2020Article
- Sodium and potassium excretion predict increased depression in urban adolescents.Physiological reports · 2019Article
- Endocrine disrupting chemical exposure and maladaptive behavior during adolescence.Environmental research · 2019Article
- The effect of school meals with fatty fish on adolescents' self-reported symptoms for mental health: FINS-TEENS - a randomized controlled intervention trial.Food & nutrition research · 2017Article
- The Role of Dietary Patterns in Mood Disorders: Prospective Research in Youth Populations.American journal of lifestyle medicineReview
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Abstract
Investigating protective and risk factors that influence mental health in young people is a high priority. While previous cross-sectional studies have reported associations between diet and mental health among adolescents, few prospective studies exist. The aim of this study was to examine prospective relationships between dietary patterns and mental health among adolescents participating in the Western Australian Pregnancy Cohort (Raine) Study. Self-report questionnaires were used to assess indicators of mental health (Youth Self-Report externalizing/internalizing T-scores) and Western and Healthy dietary patterns (identified using factor analysis) at 14 (2003-2005) and 17 years (2006-2008). Multivariate linear and logistic regression were used to assess relationships between dietary patterns and mental health. Complete data were available for 746 adolescents. In females only, the Western dietary pattern z-score at 14 years was positively associated with greater externalizing behaviors at 17 years (
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