Association of n-3 long-chain PUFA and fish intake with depressive symptoms and low dispositional optimism in older subjects with a history of myocardial infarction

British Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 103, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1381-1387

  Van De Rest, Ondine ^a   De Goede, Janette ^a   Sytsma, Femke ^a   Oude Griep, Linda M ^a   Geleijnse, Johanna M ^a   Kromhout, Daan ^a   Giltay, Erik J ^b  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Depression; Dispositional optimism; Elderly; EPA+DHA; Fish

Indexed keywords

DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACID; ICOSAPENTAENOIC ACID; OMEGA 3 FATTY ACID; PLACEBO;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CALORIC INTAKE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; EDUCATION; FAMILY HISTORY; FAT INTAKE; FEMALE; FISH; FOOD FREQUENCY QUESTIONNAIRE; FOOD INTAKE; GENDER; GERIATRIC DEPRESSION SCALE; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; OPTIMISM; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SELF REPORT; SMOKING; SYMPTOM; ANIMAL; DIET; MEAT; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; TEMPERAMENT;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANIMALS; DEPRESSION; DIET SURVEYS; FATTY ACIDS, OMEGA-3; FEMALE; FISHES; HUMANS; MALE; MEAT; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; NETHERLANDS; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; TEMPERAMENT;

EID: 77952563884     PISSN: 00071145     EISSN: 14752662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0007114509993308     Document Type: Article

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