The association between diet quality, dietary patterns and depression in adults: a systematic review

BMC Psychiatry

Research Article

Siobhan Housden¹  Shae E Quirk¹  Lana J Williams²  Sharon L Brennan³  Julie A Pasco⁴  Felice N Jacka⁵  Michael Berk⁶  Adrienne O’Neil⁷ 

[1] School of Medicine, Deakin University, Geelong, Australia;School of Medicine, Deakin University, Geelong, Australia;Department of Psychiatry, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia;School of Medicine, Deakin University, Geelong, Australia;Department of Psychiatry, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia;Northwest Academic Centre, Department of Medicine, The University of Melbourne, Sunshine Hospital, 176 Furlong Road, St Albans, Australia;Australian Institute for Musculoskeletal Science, The University of Melbourne, 176 Furlong Road, St Albans, Australia;School of Medicine, Deakin University, Geelong, Australia;Northwest Academic Centre, Department of Medicine, The University of Melbourne, Sunshine Hospital, 176 Furlong Road, St Albans, Australia;School of Medicine, Deakin University, Geelong, Australia;Northwest Academic Centre, Department of Medicine, The University of Melbourne, Sunshine Hospital, 176 Furlong Road, St Albans, Australia;Orygen Youth Health Research Centre, Parkville, Australia;School of Medicine, Deakin University, Geelong, Australia;Northwest Academic Centre, Department of Medicine, The University of Melbourne, Sunshine Hospital, 176 Furlong Road, St Albans, Australia;Orygen Youth Health Research Centre, Parkville, Australia;Mental Health Research Institute, Parkville, Australia;School of Medicine, Deakin University, Geelong, Australia;School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia;

关键词: Depression;    Diet;    Food habits;    Adults;    Systematic review;   

DOI  :  10.1186/1471-244X-13-175

 received in 2013-02-11, accepted in 2013-06-21,  发布年份 2013

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

BackgroundRecent evidence suggests that diet modifies key biological factors associated with the development of depression; however, associations between diet quality and depression are not fully understood. We performed a systematic review to evaluate existing evidence regarding the association between diet quality and depression.MethodA computer-aided literature search was conducted using Medline, CINAHL, and PsycINFO, January 1965 to October 2011, and a best-evidence analysis performed.ResultsTwenty-five studies from nine countries met eligibility criteria. Our best-evidence analyses found limited evidence to support an association between traditional diets (Mediterranean or Norwegian diets) and depression. We also observed a conflicting level of evidence for associations between (i) a traditional Japanese diet and depression, (ii) a “healthy” diet and depression, (iii) a Western diet and depression, and (iv) individuals with depression and the likelihood of eating a less healthy diet.ConclusionTo our knowledge, this is the first review to synthesize and critically analyze evidence regarding diet quality, dietary patterns and depression. Further studies are urgently required to elucidate whether a true causal association exists.

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© Quirk et al.; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. 2013. This article is published under license to BioMed Central Ltd. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.