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Published in: Annals of General Psychiatry 1/2018

Open Access 01-12-2018 | Primary research

Fruits and vegetables intake and its subgroups are related to depression: a cross-sectional study from a developing country

Authors: Elham Baharzadeh, Fereydoun Siassi, Mostafa Qorbani, Fariba Koohdani, Neda Pak, Gity Sotoudeh

Published in: Annals of General Psychiatry | Issue 1/2018

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Abstract

Background

The association of fruits and vegetables (FV) specific subgroups consumption and depression has not been investigated in healthy adult populations. Therefore, the aim of our study was to determine the relationship between intake of FV as well as their subgroups and depression.

Methods

This cross-sectional study was conducted on 400 women attending healthcare centers. The scores of depression, anxiety, and stress were measured using the 21-item depression, anxiety and stress scales questionnaire. The participants’ anthropometric and physical activity data were collected and the 147-item semi-quantitative FFQ was used for estimating the FV intake.

Results

After adjustment for confounding variables, the participants in the lower quartiles of total FV, total vegetables, total fruits, citrus, other fruits and green leafy vegetables intake were more likely to experience depression compared to those in the higher quartiles (p trend < 0.03).

Conclusion

Our findings suggest that higher intake of total FV and some of its specific subgroups might be associated with depression.
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Metadata
Title
Fruits and vegetables intake and its subgroups are related to depression: a cross-sectional study from a developing country
Authors
Elham Baharzadeh
Fereydoun Siassi
Mostafa Qorbani
Fariba Koohdani
Neda Pak
Gity Sotoudeh
Publication date
01-12-2018
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
Annals of General Psychiatry / Issue 1/2018
Electronic ISSN: 1744-859X
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12991-018-0216-0

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