The Inflammatory Potential of the Diet Is Associated with Depressive Symptoms in Different Subgroups of the General Population.

ABSTRACT: Background: Low-grade chronic inflammation, which can be modulated by diet, has been suggested as an important risk factor for depression, but few studies have investigated the association between the inflammatory potential of the diet and depression.Objective: We investigated the prospective association between the inflammatory potential of the diet, measured by the Dietary Inflammatory Index (DII), and incident depressive symptoms and tested the potential modulating effect of sex, age, physical activity, and smoking status.Methods: This study included 3523 participants (aged 35-60 y) from the SU.VI.MAX (Supplémentation en Vitamines et Minéraux Antioxydants) cohort, who were initially free of depressive symptoms. Baseline DII (1994-1996) was computed by using repeated

SUBMITTER: Adjibade M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6636662 | biostudies-literature | 2017 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature