Diet quality and depression risk: A systematic review and dose-response meta-analysis of prospective studies

Journal of Affective Disorders

Volumn 226, Issue , 2018, Pages 346-354

  Molendijk, Marc ^a,b   Molero, Patricio ^c   Ortuño Sánchez Pedreño, Felipe ^c   Van der Does, Willem ^a,d   Angel Martínez González, Miguel ^b,e,f  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAVARRA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NAVARRA   (Spain)

^d LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^e INSTITUTO DE SALUD CARLOS III   (Spain)

^f HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Depression; Diet; Mental health; Meta analysis; Nutrition

Indexed keywords

DEPRESSION; DIET; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOSE RESPONSE; FISH; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; META ANALYSIS; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; VEGETABLE; FEMALE; MALE; NUTRITION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY;

DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; DIET; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 85031044324     PISSN: 01650327     EISSN: 15732517     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2017.09.022     Document Type: Review

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