High glycemic index diet as a risk factor for depression: analyses from the Women's Health Initiative.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The consumption of sweetened beverages, refined foods, and pastries has been shown to be associated with an increased risk of depression in longitudinal studies. However, any influence that refined carbohydrates has on mood could be commensurate with their proportion in the overall diet; studies are therefore needed that measure overall intakes of carbohydrate and sugar, glycemic index (GI), and glycemic load.

Objective

We hypothesized that higher dietary GI and glycemic load would be associated with greater odds of the prevalence and incidence of depression.

Design

This was a prospective cohort study to investigate the relations between dietary GI, glycemic load, and other carbohydrate measures (added sugars, total sugars, glucose, sucrose, lactose, fructo

SUBMITTER: Gangwisch JE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4515860 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature