Relationship between Dietary Inflammatory Index and Postpartum Depression in Exclusively Breastfeeding Women.

ABSTRACT: (1) Background: Research has shown that chronic inflammation can increase the risk of depression. The dietary inflammatory index (DII) is a novel measure of dietary inflammation, which has been used to investigate the relationship between diet and mental disorders in adults. However, little research has been conducted to establish an association between dietary inflammation (as measured by DII) and postpartum depression (PPD) in exclusively breastfeeding women. (2) Methods: In this cross-sectional study, 293 women who were exclusively breastfeeding for 6 months or less were enrolled. The DII scores were evaluated using semi-quantitative Food Frequency Questionnaires (FFQ), and the Edinburgh Postpartum Depression Scale (EPDS) was used to measure depression levels of breastfeeding mothers du

SUBMITTER: Zou H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9738724 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature