SynthesisNutrients2022
Depression, Is It Treatable in Adults Utilising Dietary Interventions? A Systematic Review of Randomised Controlled Trials.
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16 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 27 citations in OpenAlex.
- Anti-inflammatory diets and mental health: a scoping review of randomized controlled trials and systematic evidence syntheses.Frontiers in nutrition · 2026Pooled it
- Effect of dietary diversity on depression and depressive symptoms: a systematic review and meta-analysis of cross-sectional studies.BMC public health · 2025Pooled it
- Pooled it
- Association Between Metabolic Syndrome and Psychiatric Morbidity in a Nationwide Taiwanese Population Study.Nutrients · 2026Article
- Ultraprocessed Food Consumption and Behavioral Outcomes in Canadian Children.JAMA network open · 2026Article
- Effectiveness of improving nutrition on depressive symptoms and work ability: Study protocol for the mind nutrition randomized controlled trial.Nutrition and health · 2025Article
- Conceptual Framework for Nutritional Psychology as a New Field of Research.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Adherence to MIND Diet and Risk of Recurrent Depressive Symptoms: Prospective Whitehall II Cohort Study.Nutrients · 2024Article
- Ultra-Processed Foods and Mental Health: Where Do Eating Disorders Fit into the Puzzle?Nutrients · 2024Review
- Smartphone survey data reveal the timecourse of changes in mood outcomes following vitamin C or kiwifruit intervention in adults with low vitamin C.The British journal of nutrition · 2024Article
- Psychological aspects of rehabilitation nutrition: A position paper by the Japanese Association of Rehabilitation Nutrition (secondary publication).Journal of general and family medicine · 2024Article
- Addressing schoolteacher food and nutrition-related health and wellbeing: a scoping review of the food and nutrition constructs used across current research.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2023Article
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- Mediterranean Diet Interventions for Depressive Symptoms in Adults with Depressive Disorders: A Protocol for a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Implications of Dietary Intake and Eating Behaviors for People with Serious Mental Illness: A Qualitative Study.Nutrients · 2022Article
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Abstract
This systematic literature review examined whole food or whole diet interventions to treat depression. The inclusion criteria encompassed adults, depression, a recognized depression scale and a whole food or diet intervention. APA PsychINFO, CINAHL, the Cochrance Central Register of Controlled Trails, MEDLINE and Scopus were searched for original research addressing diet as a treatment for depression in adult populations. The quality of the study was assessed using the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Quality Criteria Checklist. Seven studies; with 49,156 participants; met the eligibility criteria. All these studies found positive outcomes with depression levels decreasing after dietary intervention. The calculated effect size varied from small (Cohen's
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