Is meat consumption associated with depression? A meta-analysis of observational studies.

ABSTRACT:

Background

A number of epidemiological studies have examined the effect of meat consumption on depression. However, no conclusion has been reached. The aim of this study was to examine the relationship between meat consumption and depression.

Methods

The electronic databases of PUBMED and EMBASE were searched up to March 2017, for observational studies that examined the relationship between meat consumption and depression. The pooled odds ratio (OR) for the prevalence of depression and the relative risk (RR) for the incidence of depression, as well as their corresponding 95% confidence interval (CI), were calculated respectively (the highest versus the lowest category of meat consumption).

Results

A total of eight observational studies (three cross-sectional, three co

SUBMITTER: Zhang Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5745880 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature