Ecological correlations of dietary food intake and mental health disorders

Although sweetened beverages, refined foods, and pastries have been associated with increased risk of depression, Gangwisch et al. (2015) state that the role of refined carbohydrates on mood may be related to their proportion in the diet. This study hypothesized that greater dietary glycaemic index (GI) and glycaemic load would correlate to increased incidence of […]

This cohort study systematically evaluates the associations between ten subtypes of sugar and three mental disorders: Depression, anxiety, and self-harm, utilizing data from 169,776 participants in the UK Biobank. The analysis revealed that high intake of total sugars, free sugar, lactose, non-milk extrinsic sugars, and sucrose significantly increased the risk of depression (HR = 1.26 […]