Data
Year of publication
2019
Type
Quantitative
Design
Longitudinal
Classification
NOVA
Country studied
Spain
Data
Primary
Data Collected
One food frequency or +
Study setting
Online
Age group of participant
Adults/mean=35+/- 11
Participant sex
Mixed
Target population
General
Sample size
n=14 907 (participants)
Ultra-processed food consumption and the incidence of depression in a Mediterranean cohort: the SUN Project
Goal
Examine the association between UPF consumption and the risk of depression in the SUN cohort.
Results
A total of 774 incident cases of depression were identified during follow-up. Pasrticipants in the highest quartil of UPF consumption had a higher risk of developing depression [HR (95%CI) 1.33 (1.07-1.64); p trend = 0.004] than those in the lowest quartile after adjusting for potential confounders. Conclusions : In a prospective cohort of Spanish university graduates, we found a positive association between UPF consumption and the risk of depression that was strongest amon participants with low levels of physical activity.
Authors
Gómez-Donoso C, Sánchez-Villegas A, Martínez-González MA, et al.
Journal
Eur J Nutr
DOI