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Does fruit and vegetable consumption during adolescence predict adult depression? a longitudinal study of us adolescents
The hypothesis of this robust U.S. study was whether fruit and vegetable (FV) consumption during adolescence could be linked to an attenuation in risk of developing depression in adulthood. The 3696 participants of this cohort study were taken from the Add Health Study, and were aged 17 at baseline in 1994-1995, and then were 29 at follow-up taking place between 2007-2008. Depression was measured using Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CES-D), while a questionnaire was completed detailing which fruit and vegetable items were consumed the day before, to determine fruit and vegetable intake. The group with the highest percentage failure to consume fruits and vegetables the day before was those who were classed as depressed at baseline and at follow-up also on the CES-D (31% for fruit, 42% for vegetables). But the association between FV consumption and depression was weakened after repeating in fully adjusted models. Although there was promise of an existing link, further studies are required and the use of different dietary measures could produce more robust evidence. [NPID: depression, anxiety, fruit, vegetables]
Year: 2018
