Ultra-processed food consumption and the incidence of depression in a Mediterranean cohort: the SUN Project

European Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 59, Issue 3, 2020, Pages 1093-1103

  Gómez Donoso, Clara ^a,b,c   Sánchez Villegas, Almudena ^b,d   Martínez González, Miguel A ^a,b,c,e   Gea, Alfredo ^a,b,c   Mendonça, Raquel de Deus ^f   Lahortiga Ramos, Francisca ^c,g   Bes Rastrollo, Maira ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAVARRA   (Spain)

^b Instituto de Salud Carlos III   (Spain)

^c IdiSNA Navarra Institute for Health Research   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LAS PALMAS DE GRAN CANARIA   (Spain)

^e HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^f FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^g UNIVERSITY CLINIC OF NAVARRA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Depression; Food processing; Prospective study; SUN cohort; Ultra processed food

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FOOD FREQUENCY QUESTIONNAIRE; FOOD INTAKE; GRADUATE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPAIN; ULTRA-PROCESSED FOOD; ADVERSE EVENT; DIET; FAST FOOD; FOOD HANDLING; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; RISK FACTOR;

ADULT; COHORT STUDIES; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; DIET; FAST FOODS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FOOD HANDLING; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SEDENTARY BEHAVIOR; SPAIN;

EID: 85065416788     PISSN: 14366207     EISSN: 14366215     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00394-019-01970-1     Document Type: Article

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