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Sugar-sweetened beverages consumption and the risk of depression: A meta-analysis of observational studies
The association between drinking sugar-sweetened drinks (SSBs) and depression risk is still unclear. To assess the relationship between SSB intake and the chance of depression, Hu, Cheng & Jiang (2019) performed a meta-analysis of studies (up to June 2018) released in PubMed and Web of Science. A total of 365,289 individuals from 10 observational trials with 37,131 instances of depression were included. The results showed that the combined overall risk of depression was found to be higher for those who consumed the most SSBs compared to those who consumed the least. The results were the same in both cohort and cross-sectional investigations. The likelihood of suffering from depression may rise by 5% among SSBs consumers who consumed the equivalent of two glasses of coke per day, rising to a potential 25% increase in depression likelihood for those who consume around 3 cans of cola per day. This denotes a nonlinear dose-response association between SSB intake and the likelihood of depression. The authors conclude that consuming SSBs may be linked with a slightly increased chance of depression. Future confirmation of the findings is required, especially using cohort studies, which the authors note that only 4 of the 10 studies included in this meta-analysis were cohort studies. [NPID: Depression, meta analysis, observational study, sugar sweetened beverages]
Year: 2019
