Race/ethnicity moderates associations between depressive symptoms and diet composition among U.S. adults.

Elizabeth A VranyBrittanny M PolankaLoretta HsuehFelicia Hill-Briggs Jesse C Stewart

Published in: Health psychology : official journal of the Division of Health Psychology, American Psychological Association (2021)

Findings from this large, nationally representative sample demonstrate that associations between depressive symptom severity and diet composition vary by race/ethnicity. Critically, an unhealthy diet composition pattern may be one mechanism explaining the excess risk of obesity and cardiometabolic diseases in individuals with depression, especially in non-Hispanic Blacks. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2021 APA, all rights reserved).

Keyphrases

weight loss
depressive symptoms
physical activity
metabolic syndrome
type diabetes
sleep quality
insulin resistance
social support
bipolar disorder
emergency department
weight gain
african american
adipose tissue
skeletal muscle