Total sugar intake is associated with higher prevalence of depressive symptoms in obese adults.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The existing literature has repeatedly assessed the association between sugar-sweetened beverages and depressive symptoms, but studies of the association of total dietary sugar with depressive symptoms and of this association in obese adults are scarce. Thus, the purpose of this cross-sectional study was to assess the association between total sugar consumption and depressive symptoms in the study population and then in the population stratified by body mass index.

Methods

This study was conducted in a nationally representative sample of 16,009 adults from the 2011-2018 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey in the US. Total sugar intake was assessed by 24 h dietary recalls, and depressive symptoms were assessed by the nine-item Patient Health Questionna

SUBMITTER: Li P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9880186 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature