The relationship between dietary patterns and aggressive behavior in adolescent girls: A cross-sectional study

Owing to the paucity of data on the links between eating habits and aggressiveness, Malekahmadi et al. (2022) evaluated the correlation between teenage girls’ major food patterns and levels of aggressiveness. Six hundred and seventy adolescent girls participated in this cross-sectional research. Participants had their food consumption examined to identify main dietary trends using the 168-item, self-administered Semi-quantitative Food Frequency Questionnaire. The validated Persian translation of the Buss-Perry questionnaire was used to assess aggression. Analysis of the results revealed three primary eating trends: Western, fast food, and healthy. More adherence to Western food patterns was significantly positively associated with a high aggression score, a finding which persisted regardless of covariate adjustments. The incidence of a high aggressiveness score did not differ substantially between healthy and fast food dietary patterns, even though Western nutritional patterns were linked to an elevated risk of aggression. To further understand this link, the authors recommend conducting additional research, particularly longitudinal intervention studies. [NPID: Western diet, dietary patterns, aggression risk, adolescent girls]

Year: 2023

Reference: Malekahmadi, M., Khayyatzadeh, S. S., Heshmati, J., Alshahrani, S. H., Oraee, N., Ferns, G. A., Firouzi, S., Pahlavani, N., & Ghayour-Mobarhan, M. (2022). The relationship between dietary patterns and aggressive behavior in adolescent girls: A cross-sectional study. Brain and behavior, 12(12), e2782. https://doi.org/10.1002/brb3.2782

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