Priority of nutrition and exercise in depression management: triangulating mini-review of past and recent evidence with clinical practice guidelines.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Chronic low-grade systemic inflammation (CLGSI) is implicated in depression and its amelioration. Pro-inflammatory nutrition and inactivity are associated with CLGSI. We triangulated the degree to which recent literature on anti-inflammatory nutrition and physical activity/physical exercise (PA/PE) corroborates the extant body of knowledge related to depression management and is reflected in the guidelines of leading mental health domains (national/international mental health associations/bodies).

Methods

We used mini-review methodology. The search was narrowed to recent state-of-the-art literature (2024) in PubMed, on diet and exercise specifications in depression management. Then, we compared recommendations of aforementioned domains regarding diet and PA/PE in

SUBMITTER: Rogers S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12706896 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature