Perceived stress, depression and food consumption frequency in the college students of China seven cities

Liu, Chunhong; Xie, Bin; Chou, Chih-Ping; Koprowski, Carol; Zhou, Dun-Jin; Palmer, Paula H.; Park, Sun; Guo, Qi; Duan, Lei; Sun, Xiufa; Johnson, C. Anderson

doi:10.1016/j.physbeh.2007.05.068

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“…These findings are in agreement with two recent epidemiological studies (31,32) . Specifically, a positive correlation was shown between snack food intake and mental disorders among adults and older adolescents.…”

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Is there any relationship between dietary patterns and depression and anxiety in Chinese adolescents?

Weng

Hao

Qing-wen

et al. 2011

Public Health Nutr.

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Objective: To determine the association between major dietary patterns characterized by factor analysis and risk of depression and anxiety symptoms among adolescents. Design: Diet and symptoms of depression and anxiety were assessed in a crosssectional survey among students attending junior high school. Dietary patterns were derived from a self-reported FFQ, which consisted of thirty-eight items. Anthropometric measurements were also performed. Setting: Four junior high schools in Bengbu city, China. Subjects: A random sample of 5003 adolescents, 11-16 years of age (mean 13?21 years). Results: Three major dietary patterns were identified in the study based on factor analysis: 'snack', 'animal food' and 'traditional'. The prevalence of depression symptoms, anxiety disorders and the coexistence of both were 11?2 % (560/5003), 14?6 % (732/5003) and 12?6 % (629/5003), respectively. After adjustment for potential confounders, adolescents in the highest tertile of snack dietary pattern scores had a higher odds for 'pure' psychological symptoms ('depression without anxiety', OR 5 1?64; 95 % CI 1?30, 2?06; and 'anxiety without depression', OR 5 1?87; 95 % CI 1?51, 2?31) compared with coexisting depression and anxiety (OR 5 1?93; 95 % CI 1?54, 2?43). Similar to snacks, high consumption of animal foods was associated with a higher risk of psychological symptoms. Compared with low consumption, adolescents in the highest tertile of traditional dietary pattern scores had lower odds for 'pure' depression (OR 5 0?38; 95 % CI 0?30, 0?49), 'pure' anxiety (OR 5 0?85; 95 % CI 0?69, 1?04) and coexisting anxiety and depression (OR 5 0?50; 95 % CI 0?39, 0?63).

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Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 94%

Is there any relationship between dietary patterns and depression and anxiety in Chinese adolescents?

Weng

Hao

Qing-wen

et al. 2011

Public Health Nutr.

153

108

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“…Another cohort study of 9,272 men and 3,132 women, aged between 45 and 60 years old, showed that a higher FV intake was associated with a lower likelihood of depressive symptoms 14 . Other large cross-sectional studies of elderly subjects in China 17 and college students 15 demonstrated that lower FV consumption was associated with the presence of stress and depressive symptoms. Finally, a cross-sectional study that included more than 18,000 people in the former Soviet Union reported that participants who reported fewer depressive symptoms also reported higher FV consumption 28 .…”

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confidence: 91%

“…The action mechanisms behind the association between mental states and adequate FV consumption are complex and thus require further studies 15,35,36 . On one hand, individually stressful situations are presented as those that cause increased excretion of corticosteroids and adrenergic hormones, which are associated with a high consumption of foods with saturated fat, and decreased FV intake.…”

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“…On one hand, individually stressful situations are presented as those that cause increased excretion of corticosteroids and adrenergic hormones, which are associated with a high consumption of foods with saturated fat, and decreased FV intake. Accordingly, it has been suggested that the intake of foods rich in fats and sugars, which are considered palatable, satiogenic or comfort foods (affective foods), decrease the activity of neuronal circuits involved in stress mechanisms and thus act as protectors against the harmful effects of stress 15,35,36 . Repetitive hormonal and alimentary stimuli can act as external opioids that generate feelings of satisfaction and consequent overeating [37][38][39] .…”

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“…Aspects such as anger, sadness, daily stressors and other stressful situations may affect the whole process of intake (e.g., motivation to eat, food choices, chewing, time spent eating, amount of food intake), as well as metabolism and digestion 13 . Several studies have reported the association between adequate consumption of FV and favourable mental states 7,8,[14][15][16][17] . Absence of association has also been reported 18 .…”

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