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ArticleJournal of health, population, and nutrition2025

Consumption of dairy products and prevalence of depression and anxiety among adults.

Maryam Mofidi-Nejad, Alireza Milajerdi, Ammar Hassanzadeh Keshteli, Hamid Afshar, Peyman Adibi, Alireza Khadem

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Maryam Mofidi-NejadDepartment of Community Nutrition, School of Nutritional Sciences and Dietetics, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran.
Alireza MilajerdiResearch Center for Biochemistry and Nutrition in Metabolic Diseases, Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Kashan, Islamic Republic of Iran. amkhv@yahoo.com.
Ammar Hassanzadeh KeshteliDepartment of Medicine, Niversity of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada.
Hamid AfsharPsychosomatic Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Islamic Republic of Iran.
Peyman AdibiIsfahan Gastroenterology and Hepatology Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Islamic Republic of Iran.
Alireza KhademDepartment of Community Nutrition, School of Nutritional Sciences and Dietetics, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran.

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backgroundNo earlier study has examined the association between dairy intake and prevalence of depression and anxiety in Middle Eastern population.

objectiveThis cross-sectional study was done to investigate the association between consumption of total dairy intake and prevalence of depression and anxiety in a large group of adult population in Isfahan, Iran.

methodsDairy intake was assessed for 3362 participants using a validated 106-item Willet-format dish-based semi-quantitative FFQ. A validated questionnaire of Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale was used to examine depression and anxiety. We defined scores of > 8 as depressed and anxious people in this analysis. Information about covariates were collected using pre-tested questionnaires.

resultsMean age of study population was 36.2, 58.3% of them were females. Participants in the highest quintile of dairy intake had a 40% lower chance for depression compared to those in the lowest quintile (OR = 0.60; 95%CI 0.47-0.76, P

conclusionWe found an inverse association between consumption of dairy products and depression but the results for anxiety were not significant. Further studies, in particular of prospective nature, are recommended to confirm our findings.

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AnxietyDairy ProductsDepressionDietAdultCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHumansIranMaleMiddle AgedPrevalenceSurveys and QuestionnairesYoung AdultAnxietyCross-sectionalDairyDepressionDietPsychological heath

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