The cross-sectional association between dietary total, animal, and plant-based protein intake and the prevalence and severity of depressive symptoms in Dutch adults with type 2 diabetes: The Hoorn Diabetes Care System cohort.
Maaike M MigchelbrinkSanne H M KremersNicolette R den BraverLenka GroeneveldPetra J M EldersMarieke T BlomJoline W BeulensFemke RuttersPublished in: Preventive medicine (2024)
In individuals with T2D, higher total protein intake was associated with reduced severity of depressive symptoms, but not with the prevalence of depressive symptoms. Further prospective research with a larger sample size is needed to confirm these associations.