Associations between dietary intake of B-vitamins and psychological disorders among Iranian women: a cross-sectional study.

Hadis MozaffariManije Darooghegi MofradPamela J SurkanMohammadreza AskariLeila Azadbakht

Published in: Public health nutrition (2020)

Women with higher dietary intakes of vitamin B6 had lower likelihood of depression. However, women with higher dietary intake of vitamin B12 had higher odds of depression and psychological distress. Future prospective studies in different populations are needed to clarify whether B-vitamin deficiency is a cause or consequence of psychological disorders.

Keyphrases

sleep quality
depressive symptoms
physical activity
polycystic ovary syndrome
type diabetes
current status
pregnant women
metabolic syndrome
adipose tissue