Dietary factors and depression in older people

C Williamson - British journal of community nursing, 2009 - magonlinelibrary.com
Depression is one of the most prevalent mental health conditions and can affect people of all
ages, but it is becoming more common among the older population with increasing life …

Depression and diet

J Seppälä, A Kauppinen, H Kautiainen… - Duodecim; …, 2014 - europepmc.org
Especially low vitamin B12 or folate and low intake of omega-3-fatty acids, but also low
vitamin D may associate with increased risk of depression. B12 and folate may also be …

B-vitamins in relation to depression in older adults over 60 years of age: the Trinity Ulster Department of Agriculture (TUDA) Cohort Study

K Moore, CF Hughes, L Hoey, M Ward… - Journal of the American …, 2019 - Elsevier
Objectives Mental health disorders are major contributors to disease burden in older people.
Deficient status of folate and the metabolically related B vitamins may be implicated in these …

Nutrition and late-life depression: etiological considerations

ME Payne - Aging health, 2010 - Taylor & Francis
Depression is a debilitating mental disorder that frequently occurs in older adults, especially
in those with vascular diseases. Nutritional factors have the potential to decrease the …

Effect of long-term supplementation with folic acid and B vitamins on risk of depression in older women

OI Okereke, NR Cook, CM Albert… - The British Journal of …, 2015 - cambridge.org
BackgroundHomocysteine-lowering nutrients may have preventive/ameliorative roles in
depression. AimsTo test whether long-term B-vitamin/folate supplementation reduces …

Effects of dietary supplements on depressive symptoms in older patients: a randomised double-blind placebo-controlled trial

S Gariballa, S Forster - Clinical nutrition, 2007 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND & AIMS: The effect of nutritional supplements on mental health in older
patients has received little attention so far. The aims of this trial were therefore to test the …

[PDF][PDF] Depression: the nutrition connection

P Holford - Primary Care Mental Health, 2003 - researchgate.net
There is little doubt that the incidence of depression in Britain is increasing. According to
research at the Universities of London and Warwick, the incidence of depression among …

[HTML][HTML] Dietary factors, risk of developing depression, and severity of its symptoms in older adults—A narrative review of current knowledge

Z Chrzastek, A Guligowska, P Sobczuk, T Kostka - Nutrition, 2023 - Elsevier
Depression is one of the most common diseases in the older population. Difficulties in
recognizing the etiology and its recurrence make depression a major challenge for …

Dietary folate and the risk of depression in Finnish middle-aged men: a prospective follow-up study

T Tolmunen, J Hintikka, A Ruusunen… - Psychotherapy and …, 2004 - karger.com
Background: Several cross-sectional studies have focused on the low blood folate levels of
depressive patients. Nevertheless, no prospective studies have been published on the …

Efficacy and safety of n-3 fatty acids supplementation on depression: a systematic review and dose–response meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials

R Norouziasl, S Zeraattalab-Motlagh… - British Journal of …, 2024 - cambridge.org
We aimed to investigate the effectiveness of omega-3 fatty acids supplementation on the risk
of developing depression, depressive symptoms and remission of depression. We searched …