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Low dietary intake of magnesium is associated with increased externalising behaviours in adolescents
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Black, LJ and Allen, KL and Jacoby, P and Trapp, GS and Gallagher, CM and Byrne, SM and Oddy, WH, Low dietary intake of magnesium is associated with increased externalising behaviours in adolescents, Public Health Nutrition, 18, (10) pp. 1824-1830. ISSN 1368-9800 (2015) [Refereed Article]
DOI: doi:10.1017/S1368980014002432
Abstract
DESIGN: Prospective analysis (general linear mixed models) of dietary intakes of Zn and Mg assessed using a validated FFQ and mental health symptoms assessed using the Youth Self-Report (YSR), adjusting for sex, physical activity, family income, supplement status, dietary misreporting, BMI, family functioning and energy intake.
SETTING: Western Australian Pregnancy Cohort (Raine) Study.
SUBJECTS: Adolescents (n 684) at the 14- and 17-year follow-ups.
RESULTS: Higher dietary intake of Mg (per SD increase) was significantly associated with reduced externalising behaviours (β = -1.45; 95% CI -2.40, -0.50; P = 0.003). There was a trend towards reduced externalising behaviours with higher Zn intake (per SD increase; β = -0.73; 95% CI -1.57, 0.10; P = 0.085).
CONCLUSIONS: The study shows an association between higher dietary Mg intake and reduced externalising behaviour problems in adolescents. We observed a similar trend, although not statistically significant, for Zn intake. Randomised controlled trials are necessary to determine any benefit of micronutrient supplementation in the prevention and treatment of mental health problems in adolescents.
Item Details
Item Type: | Refereed Article |
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Keywords: | Dietary intake, Magnesium, Mental health, Raine Study |
Research Division: | Biomedical and Clinical Sciences |
Research Group: | Nutrition and dietetics |
Research Field: | Sport and exercise nutrition |
Objective Division: | Health |
Objective Group: | Public health (excl. specific population health) |
Objective Field: | Nutrition |
UTAS Author: | Oddy, WH (Professor Wendy Oddy) |
ID Code: | 107428 |
Year Published: | 2015 |
Web of Science® Times Cited: | 12 |
Deposited By: | Menzies Institute for Medical Research |
Deposited On: | 2016-03-16 |
Last Modified: | 2017-11-06 |
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