Relationship between diet and mental health in children and adolescents: a systematic review

This 2017 cross-sectional study assessed the relationship between diet quality and depressive symptoms in young (aged 18) and middle-aged (mean age 47·9) Japanese women. Sakai et al. (2017) employed diet history questionnaires and a food-based diet quality score mainly based on the Japanese Food Guide Spinning Top. Of the 3,963 young and 3,833 middle-aged participants, […]

While observational studies are demonstrating an association between healthy dietary intake and mental health, this study aimed to elucidate some of the biological mechanisms underpinning this association. Specifically, the study examined the relationship between dietary patterns, BMI (Body Mass Index), and mental health. The study’s author and her colleagues (2018) collected data from 843 adolescents […]