Associations between dietary carotenoid intakes and the risk of depressive symptoms.

ABSTRACT: Dietary factors play an important role in the development of depressive symptoms. Carotenoids have effective antioxidant and anti-inflammatory effects, but few studies have explored the associations between dietary carotenoid intake and depressive symptoms. To evaluate the association between dietary carotenoid intake and the risk of depressive symptoms in adults from the United States. This cross-sectional study included adult participants from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2009-2016. Depressive symptoms were assessed using the Patients' Health Questionnaire-9. Intake of carotenoids was obtained through two 24-h dietary recall interviews. We applied logistic regression models and restricted cubic spline models to evaluate the associations of dietary alpha-carotene,

SUBMITTER: Ge H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7778430 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature