Observational studyEuropean journal of nutrition2018
Prospective association between adherence to the Mediterranean diet and risk of depressive symptoms in the French SU.VI.MAX cohort.
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- Adherence to the Mediterranean diet among adults in Mediterranean countries: a systematic literature review.European journal of nutrition · 2022Pooled it
- Fruit and Vegetable Dietary Patterns and Mental Health in Women: A Systematic Review.Nutrition reviews · 2022Pooled it
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- Psychological and Sleep Effects of Tryptophan and Magnesium-Enriched Mediterranean Diet in Women with Fibromyalgia.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Trial
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- Prospective associations between an empirically derived dietary pattern and life satisfaction in Malaysian adolescents.Nutrition & metabolism · 2024Article
- Ultra-Processed Foods and Mental Health: Where Do Eating Disorders Fit into the Puzzle?Nutrients · 2024Review
- The association between lifelines diet score (LLDS) with depression and quality of life in Iranian adolescent girls.Nutrition journal · 2024Article
- Association between healthy eating and depression symptoms among Chinese older adults: A cross-sectional study based on the Chinese Longitudinal Healthy Longevity survey.Preventive medicine reports · 2024Article
- The interaction between MC4R gene variant (rs17782313) and dominant dietary patterns on depression in obese and overweight women: a cross sectional study.BMC endocrine disorders · 2023Article
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- Adherence to Mediterranean Diet and Depressive Symptomatology Among Boston Area Puerto Ricans.The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences · 2023Article
- Relationship between Mediterranean diet and depression in South Korea: the Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey.Frontiers in nutrition · 2023Article
- Adherence to the Mediterranean diet and depression, anxiety, and stress symptoms in Chilean university students: a cross-sectional study.Cadernos de saude publica · 2023Article
- Mediterranean Diet Adherence and Risk of Depressive Symptomatology in a French Population-Based Cohort of Older Adults.Nutrients · 2022Article
- The relationship between the Mediterranean diet and Axis I disorders: A systematic review of observational studies.Food science & nutrition · 2022Review
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Abstract
purposeThis study examines whether adherence to the Mediterranean Diet (MD) measured by several dietary indexes was associated with incident depressive symptoms in a large French cohort.
methodsThe study sample consisted of 3523 participants from the Supplémentation en Vitamines et Minéraux Antioxydants (SU.VI.MAX) cohort who had at least three dietary records at baseline during the first 2 years of follow-up (1994-1996), free of depression at the beginning of the study (1996-1997) and available Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CES-D) data at the end of follow-up (2007-2009). The rMED was computed. Incident depressive symptoms were defined by a CES-D score ≥17 for men and ≥23 for women in 2007-2009. Odds ratios (OR) and 95% confidence intervals (95% CI) were estimated using multivariable logistic regression models. Several sensitivity analyses were performed.
resultsIn the present study, 172 incident cases of depressive symptoms were identified during the follow-up (mean = 12.6 years). After adjustment for a wide range of potential confounders, adherence to the rMED score (continuous variable) was significantly associated with incident depressive symptoms in men (OR 0.91; 95% CI 0.83-0.99; p = 0.03), but not in women. Use of the Literature-Based Adherence Score to the Mediterranean Diet (LAMD) and the classic MD score (MDS) provide similar findings.
conclusionsIn the current study, higher adherence to the Mediterranean Diet at midlife was associated with a lower risk of incident depressive symptoms, particularly in men, increasing scientific evidence for a beneficial role of Mediterranean Diet on health. Further investigations in particular among women are needed.
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