ArticleHealthcare (Basel, Switzerland)2024
The Associations between Depression and Sugar Consumption Are Mediated by Emotional Eating and Craving Control in Multi-Ethnic Young Adults.
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- The Mouth-Mind Connection: Interplay of Oral and Mental Health in Older Adults.Geriatrics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Trait disinhibition mediates the associations of depressive symptoms and BMI in a non-clinical cohort of lean and individuals with obesity.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- Cross-Sectional and Longitudinal Associations Between Dietary Intake and Depressive Symptoms in Young South African Adults: The African-PREDICT Study.Depression and anxiety · 2026Observational
- Sugar Intake Is Associated With Increased Odds of Depression and Anxiety: Evidence From A Cross-Sectional Study.Health science reports · 2025Article
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Abstract
BACKGROUND/
objectivesIndividuals with mental health conditions such as depression are vulnerable to poor dietary habits, potentially due to the maladaptive eating behaviors often used to regulate negative emotion. However, the specific dietary components most associated with depression, as well as the mediating roles of emotion regulation and other eating behaviors, remains ambiguous in young adults.
methodsFor this cross-sectional evaluation, a total of 151 (86 F, 65 M; BMI: 22.0 ± 5.1 kg/m
resultsOut of >100 dietary factors included, only added sugar in the combined sample (
conclusionsAdded and relative sugar intake are significantly associated with depressive symptoms in young adults, but these relationships may be mediated by facets of emotional dysregulation, such as emotional eating and craving control.
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