ArticleMaturitas2020
A prospective analysis of dietary fiber intake and mental health quality of life in the Iowa Women's Health Study.
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- Dietary fiber intake moderates the impact of blood cadmium on depression: a nationally representative cross-sectional study.BMC public health · 2024Article
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- Health-related quality of life is linked to the gut microbiome in kidney transplant recipients.Nature communications · 2023Review
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- Extruded Wheat Bran Consumption Increases Serum Short-Chain Fatty Acids but Does Not Modulate Psychobiological Functions in Healthy Men: A Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Trial.Frontiers in nutrition · 2022Article
- Staff-perceived barriers to nutrition intervention in substance use disorder treatment.Public health nutrition · 2021Article
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Abstract
objectiveRecent studies have reported associations between dietary intake and mental health. Dietary fiber is one nutrient that may modulate mental health, specifically depression risk, through the gut microbiome. We prospectively examined the association between dietary fiber intake and mental health-related quality of life (QOL) scores, a proxy for depressive symptoms, in a cohort of 14,129 post-menopausal women in the Iowa Women's Health Study.
methodsDietary intake was assessed at baseline [1986] using a 127-item food frequency questionnaire. Mental health-related QOL scores were assessed at the follow-up questionnaire [2004] using the Mental Health (MH) component and Mental Health Composite (MCS) scales derived from the SF-36 Health Survey. The association between dietary fiber intake and mean QOL scores was examined using linear regression, with adjustment for age, alcohol intake, energy intake, waist-to-hip ratio, physical activity, smoking status, and education.
resultsThe median dietary fiber intake was 19.0 g/day, ranging from 1.1 to 89.4 g/day. Multivariable-adjusted mean MH scores were higher among those with higher fiber intake (P
conclusionsOur study is one of the first prospective analyses of the association between higher dietary fiber intake and increased MH QOL scores later in life. Given a plausible biological mechanism underlying the association between fiber intake and mental health, additional studies are warranted.
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