Association between depression and fruit and vegetable consumption among adults in South Asia

Depression, a prevalent mental health disorder affects 6.2% of adults, including 1 in 8 males per year. Young adults are especially vulnerable, however, they could greatly benefit from dietary interference, as seen with several works highlighting how the Mediterranean diet (MD, characterized by high consumption of vegetables, olive oil and moderate consumption of protein) plays […]

This 2020 systematic review, conducted methodologically as recommended by the Cochrane Collaboration and the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses guidelines, determined whether there are associations between red and processed meat consumption with depression (incident and prevalent) . The researchers scoured through the electronic databases MEDLINE, Embase and Scopus to gather the relevant […]