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The relationship between dietary inflammatory index and psychosomatic complaints profiles: results from SEPAHAN cross-sectional study
The aim of this 2019 study was to investigate the relationship between dietary inflammatory index (a measure of the inflammatory potential of the diet) and psychosomatic complaints (caused or aggravated by a mental factor such as internal conflict or stress). The sample group consisted of 2818 adults (aged 19 to 69 years) from the Isfahan province in Iran. Food frequency questionnaires were distributed, and the subjects were assessed for psychosomatic complaints using a validated Persian questionnaire. After controlling for potential confounders, the participants who ate the most inflammatory diet (in the top tertile of the dietary inflammatory index) were 44% more likely to have psychological complaints and had 22% higher risk of experiencing gastrointestinal complications. In addition, those in the highest tertile of DII scores were associated with more neuro-skeletal issues. However, pharyngeal-respiratory complaints did not significantly correlate with more inflammatory diets after adjusting the analysis model for stressful life events, medical condition, and anti-psychotropic medicine use. To conclude, a diet with anti-inflammatory potential may be recommended to reduce psychosomatic problems. [NPID: pain, inflammation, stress, internal conflict, psychosomatic complaints, neuroskeletal, anti-inflammation]
Year: 2019
