ArticleAnnals of general psychiatry2018
Fruits and vegetables intake and its subgroups are related to depression: a cross-sectional study from a developing country.
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- Associations between dietary intake, diet quality and depressive symptoms in youth: A systematic review of observational studies.Health promotion perspectives · 2022Pooled it
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- Food consumption associated with depression, anxiety and stress in students entering a public university.Journal of nutritional science · 2025Article
- Food Quality Is Associated With Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Among Recovered COVID-19 Patients: Finding From a Case-Control Study.Clinical nutrition research · 2025Article
- Single-Person Households: Insights from a Household Survey of Fruit and Vegetable Purchases.Nutrients · 2024Article
- The mediating effect of health behaviors on the association between job strain and mental health outcome: a national survey of police officers.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Anti-Inflammatory, Antioxidant, and Neuroprotective Effects of Polyphenols-Polyphenols as an Element of Diet Therapy in Depressive Disorders.International journal of molecular sciences · 2023Review
- Fruit and vegetable consumption and depression symptoms in young women: results from 1973 to 1978 cohort of the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women's Health.European journal of nutrition · 2022Article
- Associations Between Consumption of Different Vegetable Types and Depressive Symptoms in Japanese Workers: A Cross-Sectional Study.Risk management and healthcare policy · 2022Article
- Higher Consumption of Fruit and Vegetables Is Associated With Lower Worries, Tension and Lack of Joy Across the Lifespan.Frontiers in nutrition · 2022Article
- Fruit and vegetable intake and mental health among family caregivers of people with dementia in Uganda.Mental health & prevention · 2021Article
- Gender Differences in Healthy and Unhealthy Food Consumption and Its Relationship with Depression in Young Adulthood.Community mental health journal · 2021Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe association of fruits and vegetables (FV) specific subgroups consumption and depression has not been investigated in healthy adult populations. Therefore, the aim of our study was to determine the relationship between intake of FV as well as their subgroups and depression.
methodsThis cross-sectional study was conducted on 400 women attending healthcare centers. The scores of depression, anxiety, and stress were measured using the 21-item depression, anxiety and stress scales questionnaire. The participants' anthropometric and physical activity data were collected and the 147-item semi-quantitative FFQ was used for estimating the FV intake.
resultsAfter adjustment for confounding variables, the participants in the lower quartiles of total FV, total vegetables, total fruits, citrus, other fruits and green leafy vegetables intake were more likely to experience depression compared to those in the higher quartiles (
conclusionOur findings suggest that higher intake of total FV and some of its specific subgroups might be associated with depression.
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