Association of Western and traditional diets with depression and anxiety in women.
By F. Jacka, J. Pasco, A. Mykletun, L. Williams, A. Hodge, S. O’Reilly, G. Nicholson, M. Kotowicz, Michael Berk. American Journal of Psychiatry, 2010
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OBJECTIVE Key biological factors that influence the development of depression are modified by diet. This study examined the extent to which the high-prevalence mental disorders are related to habitual diet in 1,046 women ages 20-93 years randomly selected from the population. METHOD A diet quality score was derived from answers to a food frequency questionnaire, and a factor analysis identified habitual dietary patterns. The 12-item General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-12) was used to measure psychological symptoms, and a structured clinical interview was used to assess current depressive and anxiety disorders. RESULTS After adjustments for age, socioeconomic status, education, and health behaviors, a "traditional" dietary pattern characterized by vegetables, fruit, meat, fish, and whole grains was associated with lower odds for major depression or dysthymia and for anxiety disorders. A "western" diet of processed or fried foods, refined grains, sugary products, and beer was associated with a higher GHQ-12 score. There was also an inverse association between diet quality score and GHQ-12 score that was not confounded by age, socioeconomic status, education, or other health behaviors. CONCLUSIONS These results demonstrate an association between habitual diet quality and the high-prevalence mental disorders, although reverse causality and confounding cannot be ruled out as explanations. Further prospective studies are warranted.
Subfields: Clinical Psychology, Ecology, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
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- A review on the oxidative and nitrosative stress (O&NS) pathways in major depression and their possible contribution to the (neuro)degenerative processes in that illness. (2011, background): “There is new evidence that a ‘traditional’ (healthy) dietary pattern is associatedwith reduced odds for current major depression/dysthymia, whereas a ‘western’ (unhealthy) dietary pattern is associated with increased risk for mood disorders (Jacka et al., 2010).”
- Is Psychological Well-Being Linked to the Consumption of Fruit and Vegetables? (2012, neutral): “Recently, a small literature in public health has begun to find results suggestive of some form of correlation between depression and lack of fruit and vegetables (for example, Piqueras et al. 2011; Jacka et al. 2010; Tsai et al. 2012).”
- So depression is an inflammatory disease, but where does the inflammation come from? (2013, neutral): “Since 2009, there have been numerous studies reporting inverse associations between diet quality and CMDs, both cross-sectionally [42-45] and prospectively [46-48].”
- A systematic review and meta-analysis of dietary patterns and depression in community-dwelling adults. (2014, methodology): “Six studies were conducted in European countries (21–23, 25, 31, 32), 6 in the United States of America (17–19, 24, 26, 33), 4 in Australia (20, 23, 28, 30), 2 in Japan (29, 34), one in Taiwan (35), and 1 in the United Kingdom (36).”
- Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists clinical practice guidelines for mood disorders (2015, background): “…or risk for depression, as well as an increased likelihood or risk for depression with higher intakes of unhealthy food products; such studies have been published from countries across the globe in children, adolescents and adults (Jacka et al., 2010, 2011, 2013; SanchezVillegas et al., 2009).”