A cross-national relationship between sugar consumption and major depression?

Depression and Anxiety

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 118-120

  Westover, Arthur N ^a,b   Marangell, Lauren B ^a  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Cytokines; Depression; Diet; Endorphins; Oxidative stress; Sucrose; Sweetening agents; Taste

Indexed keywords

BETA ENDORPHIN; SUCROSE;

ARTICLE; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; FISH; HUMAN; MAJOR DEPRESSION; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUGAR INTAKE; UNITED NATIONS;

BETA-ENDORPHIN; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; DIETARY SUCROSE; ENERGY INTAKE; HUMANS; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PREVALENCE;

EID: 0036431349     PISSN: 10914269     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/da.10054     Document Type: Article

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