SynthesisThe Australian and New Zealand journal of psychiatry2022
Dietary patterns and internalizing symptoms in children and adolescents: A meta-analysis.
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- The Role of Dietary Patterns and Nutritional Supplements in the Management of Mental Disorders in Children and Adolescents: An Umbrella Review of Meta-Analyses: Le rôle des habitudes alimentaires et des suppléments nutritionnels dans la prise en charge des troubles mentaux chez les enfants et les adolescents : une méta-revue de méta-analyses.Canadian journal of psychiatry. Revue canadienne de psychiatrie · 2024Pooled it
- Clustering of Unhealthy Diets, Inflammation Levels, and Depressive Symptoms in Chinese Adolescents: A Longitudinal Study.Nutrients · 2026Article
- Is there a bidirectional relationship between the number of unhealthy lifestyle factors and depressive symptoms in adolescents? Evidence from a longitudinal study.BMC medicine · 2026Article
- Whole and refined grains consumption and social interaction in children: a cross-sectional study.BMC nutrition · 2026Article
- Changes in dietary habits and mental well-being among university students following an educational intervention: pilot study.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Associations Between Aspects of Diet and Internalizing and Externalizing Behaviors in Children Aged 4 Years.Nutrients · 2026Article
- A personalised nutrition intervention for adolescent depression: a mixed-methods feasibility pilot study.The British journal of nutrition · 2026Article
- Evaluating bidirectional, longitudinal associations between adolescent executive control and eating behaviors.Appetite · 2026Article
- Dietary patterns and neuropsychological function in adolescents: a cross-sectional and longitudinal study.BMC medicine · 2026Article
- Factors Associated With Mental Health Outcomes Across the Lifespan.Preventing chronic disease · 2025Article
- 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
- Association Between Food Habits with Mental Health and Executive Function in Chilean Children and Adolescents.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Risk factors for depression symptoms in adolescents: A population-based study.Saudi medical journal · 2025Article
- Association of Children's Dietary Inflammatory Index with Depression and Anxiety Symptoms in Adolescents: Mediating Role of Inflammation and Cardiometabolic Risk Factors.Alpha psychiatry · 2025Article
- Association between dietary habits and emotional and behavioral problems in children: the mediating role of self-concept.Frontiers in nutrition · 2025Article
- Impact of household food insecurity and nutrition on depression and anxiety symptoms among adolescents living in rural Pakistan.Global mental health (Cambridge, England) · 2025Article
- Association Between Diet and Mental Health Outcomes in a Sample of 13,887 Adolescents in Canada.Preventing chronic disease · 2024Article
- Depressive Disorder and Dermatological Autoimmune Diseases.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Review
- The role of lifestyle factors in the association between early-life stress and adolescent psycho-physical health: Moderation analysis in two European birth cohorts.Preventive medicine · 2024Article
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Abstract
contextStudies of child and adolescent internalizing symptoms and dietary pattern have produced mixed results.
objectivesTo quantify the association between dietary patterns and internalizing symptoms, including depression, in children and adolescents. DATA SOURCES: Embase, PsycINFO, MEDLINE, Web of Science and Cochrane up to March 2021. STUDY SELECTION: Observational studies and randomized controlled trials with mean age ⩽ 18 years, reporting associations between diet patterns and internalizing symptoms. DATA EXTRACTION: Mean effect sizes and 95% confidence intervals were determined under a random-effects model.
resultsTwenty-six studies were cross-sectional, 12 were prospective, and 1 used a case-control design. The total number of participants enrolled ranged from 73,726 to 116,546. Healthy dietary patterns were negatively associated with internalizing ( LIMITATIONS: A lack of studies including clinical samples and/or physician diagnosis, and a paucity of studies in which anxiety symptoms were the primary mental health outcome.
conclusionGreater depression and internalizing symptoms are associated with greater unhealthy dietary patterns and with lower healthy dietary intake among children and adolescents.
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