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The association between diet quality, dietary patterns and depression in adults: a systematic review
BACKGROUND: Recent evidence suggests that diet modifies key biological factors associated with the development of depression; however, associations between diet quality and depression are not fully understood. We performed a systematic review to evaluate existing evidence regarding the association b...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3706241/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23802679 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-244X-13-175 |
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author | Quirk, Shae E Williams, Lana J O’Neil, Adrienne Pasco, Julie A Jacka, Felice N Housden, Siobhan Berk, Michael Brennan, Sharon L |
author_facet | Quirk, Shae E Williams, Lana J O’Neil, Adrienne Pasco, Julie A Jacka, Felice N Housden, Siobhan Berk, Michael Brennan, Sharon L |
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description | BACKGROUND: Recent evidence suggests that diet modifies key biological factors associated with the development of depression; however, associations between diet quality and depression are not fully understood. We performed a systematic review to evaluate existing evidence regarding the association between diet quality and depression. METHOD: A computer-aided literature search was conducted using Medline, CINAHL, and PsycINFO, January 1965 to October 2011, and a best-evidence analysis performed. RESULTS: Twenty-five studies from nine countries met eligibility criteria. Our best-evidence analyses found limited evidence to support an association between traditional diets (Mediterranean or Norwegian diets) and depression. We also observed a conflicting level of evidence for associations between (i) a traditional Japanese diet and depression, (ii) a “healthy” diet and depression, (iii) a Western diet and depression, and (iv) individuals with depression and the likelihood of eating a less healthy diet. CONCLUSION: To our knowledge, this is the first review to synthesize and critically analyze evidence regarding diet quality, dietary patterns and depression. Further studies are urgently required to elucidate whether a true causal association exists. |
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spelling | pubmed-37062412013-07-10 The association between diet quality, dietary patterns and depression in adults: a systematic review Quirk, Shae E Williams, Lana J O’Neil, Adrienne Pasco, Julie A Jacka, Felice N Housden, Siobhan Berk, Michael Brennan, Sharon L BMC Psychiatry Research Article BACKGROUND: Recent evidence suggests that diet modifies key biological factors associated with the development of depression; however, associations between diet quality and depression are not fully understood. We performed a systematic review to evaluate existing evidence regarding the association between diet quality and depression. METHOD: A computer-aided literature search was conducted using Medline, CINAHL, and PsycINFO, January 1965 to October 2011, and a best-evidence analysis performed. RESULTS: Twenty-five studies from nine countries met eligibility criteria. Our best-evidence analyses found limited evidence to support an association between traditional diets (Mediterranean or Norwegian diets) and depression. We also observed a conflicting level of evidence for associations between (i) a traditional Japanese diet and depression, (ii) a “healthy” diet and depression, (iii) a Western diet and depression, and (iv) individuals with depression and the likelihood of eating a less healthy diet. CONCLUSION: To our knowledge, this is the first review to synthesize and critically analyze evidence regarding diet quality, dietary patterns and depression. Further studies are urgently required to elucidate whether a true causal association exists. BioMed Central 2013-06-27 /pmc/articles/PMC3706241/ /pubmed/23802679 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-244X-13-175 Text en Copyright © 2013 Quirk et al.; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0 This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Research Article Quirk, Shae E Williams, Lana J O’Neil, Adrienne Pasco, Julie A Jacka, Felice N Housden, Siobhan Berk, Michael Brennan, Sharon L The association between diet quality, dietary patterns and depression in adults: a systematic review |
title | The association between diet quality, dietary patterns and depression in adults: a systematic review |
title_full | The association between diet quality, dietary patterns and depression in adults: a systematic review |
title_fullStr | The association between diet quality, dietary patterns and depression in adults: a systematic review |
title_full_unstemmed | The association between diet quality, dietary patterns and depression in adults: a systematic review |
title_short | The association between diet quality, dietary patterns and depression in adults: a systematic review |
title_sort | association between diet quality, dietary patterns and depression in adults: a systematic review |
topic | Research Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3706241/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23802679 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-244X-13-175 |
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