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Dietary intake of omega-3 fatty acids and risk of depressive symptoms in adolescents
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Oddy, WH and Hickling, S and Smith, MA and O'Sullivan, TA and Robinson, M and de Klerk, NH and Beilin, LJ and Mori, TA and Syrette, J and Zubrick, SR and Silburn, SR, Dietary intake of omega-3 fatty acids and risk of depressive symptoms in adolescents, Depression and Anxiety, 28, (7) pp. 582-588. ISSN 1091-4269 (2011) [Refereed Article]
DOI: doi:10.1002/da.20822
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: In the present investigation, we examined the relationship between dietary n-3 PUFA intake on depression symptomatology in a large prospective pregnancy cohort followed for 17 years.
METHODS: Adolescents enrolled in the Western Australian Pregnancy Cohort (Raine) Study completed a Food Frequency Questionnaire to assess dietary fatty acid intake, as well as other dietary factors at age 14 and a fasting blood sample was taken. Participants also completed the Beck Depression Inventory for Youth (BDI-Y) at age 14 (N = 1,407) and at age 17 (N = 995).
RESULTS: An inverse relationship was observed between intake of both saturated fat and of n-3 PUFA at age 14 and BDI-Y scores at both 14 and 17 years of age. However, after adjusting for energy (kJ) intake and other lifestyle confounders, the relationships were no longer significant.
CONCLUSIONS: Associations previously reported between n3 PUFA and depressive symptoms may be due to collinearity with other dietary and lifestyle factors.
Item Details
Item Type: | Refereed Article |
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Keywords: | omega-3 fatty acids, depression, adolescent, 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: | 109056 |
Year Published: | 2011 |
Web of Science® Times Cited: | 36 |
Deposited By: | Menzies Institute for Medical Research |
Deposited On: | 2016-05-18 |
Last Modified: | 2017-11-03 |
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