Diet and depression: exploring the biological mechanisms of action

W Marx, M Lane, M Hockey, H Aslam, M Berk… - Molecular …, 2021 - nature.com
The field of nutritional psychiatry has generated observational and efficacy data supporting a
role for healthy dietary patterns in depression onset and symptom management. To guide …

Food insecurity and mental health: a systematic review and meta-analysis

A Pourmotabbed, S Moradi, A Babaei… - Public health …, 2020 - cambridge.org
Objective: Food security has been suggested to be a risk factor for depression, stress and
anxiety. We therefore undertook a systematic review and meta-analysis of available …

[HTML][HTML] Prevalence and correlates of major depressive disorder: a systematic review

L Gutiérrez-Rojas, A Porras-Segovia… - Brazilian Journal of …, 2020 - SciELO Brasil
Objectives: Major depressive disorder (MDD) is one of the most disabling mental illnesses
and it has a significant impact on society. This review aims to provide updated scientific …

Depression and obesity: evidence of shared biological mechanisms

Y Milaneschi, WK Simmons, EFC van Rossum… - Molecular …, 2019 - nature.com
Depression and obesity are common conditions with major public health implications that
tend to co-occur within individuals. The relationship between these conditions is …

Depression heterogeneity and its biological underpinnings: toward immunometabolic depression

Y Milaneschi, F Lamers, M Berk, BWJH Penninx - Biological psychiatry, 2020 - Elsevier
Epidemiological evidence indicates the presence of dysregulated homeostatic biological
pathways in depressed patients, such as increased inflammation and disrupted energy …

Obesity and psychological distress

A Steptoe, P Frank - … Transactions of the Royal Society B, 2023 - royalsocietypublishing.org
The relationship between high body weight and mental health has been studied for several
decades. Improvements in the quality of epidemiological, mechanistic and psychological …

Obesity increases the risk of depression in children and adolescents: results from a systematic review and meta-analysis

WW Rao, QQ Zong, JW Zhang, FR An… - Journal of Affective …, 2020 - Elsevier
Background Clinical depression (including major depression, dysthymia, and unspecified
depression) is common in children and adolescents with obesity and overweight. The …

Antidepressant utilisation and incidence of weight gain during 10 years' follow-up: population based cohort study

R Gafoor, HP Booth, MC Gulliford - Bmj, 2018 - bmj.com
Objective To evaluate the long term association between antidepressant prescribing and
body weight. Design Population based cohort study. Setting General practices contributing …

Prebiotic and probiotic modulation of the microbiota–gut–brain axis in depression

DE Radford-Smith, DC Anthony - Nutrients, 2023 - mdpi.com
Emerging evidence demonstrates that alterations to the gut microbiota can affect mood,
suggesting that the microbiota–gut–brain (MGB) axis contributes to the pathogenesis of …

[HTML][HTML] Depression profilers and immuno-metabolic dysregulation: Longitudinal results from the NESDA study

F Lamers, Y Milaneschi, CH Vinkers… - Brain, Behavior, and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Background Major depressive disorder (MDD) is linked to higher cardio-metabolic
comorbidity that may in part be due to the low-grade inflammation and poorer metabolic …