No association between dietary patterns and depressive symptoms among a community-dwelling population in Japan

Abstract Background Studies of the associations between diet and depression have primarily focused on single nutrients or foods. Recently, dietary patterns representing a combination of foods have attracted more interest than individual nutrient. The objective of this study was to examine the association between dietary patterns and depressive symptoms among a community-dwelling population in Japan. Methods We examined the association between dietary patterns and the risk of depression among 791 Japanese community-dwelling individuals. Diet was assessed with a validated brief-type self-administered diet history questionnaire (BDHQ). Dietary patterns from 52 predefined food groups [energy-adjusted food (g/d)] were extracted by principal component analysis. The Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CES-D) with a cut-off point of 16 was used to assess the prevalence of depression. Results A total of 97 subjects (12.3%) were classified as having depression. Four dietary patterns were identified: “Healthy”, “Western”, “Bread and confectionery”, and “Alcohol and accompanying” dietary patterns. After adjusting for potential confounders, the dietary patterns were not related to the risk of depression. Conclusions The present study failed to find associations between dietary patterns and the risk of depression. However, the interpretation of our results was hampered by the lack of certain data, including employment physical activity and longitudinal observations. Potential associations between dietary patterns and depressive symptoms were not completely ruled out. Future research exploring dietary patterns and depressive symptoms is warranted.</p

No association between dietary patterns and depressive symptoms among a community-dwelling population in Japan

BACKGROUND: Studies of the associations between diet and depression have primarily focused on single nutrients or foods. Recently, dietary patterns representing a combination of foods have attracted more interest than individual nutrient. The objective of this study was to examine the association between dietary patterns and depressive symptoms among a community-dwelling population in Japan. METHODS: We examined the association between dietary patterns and the risk of depression among 791 Japanese community-dwelling individuals. Diet was assessed with a validated brief-type self-administered diet history questionnaire (BDHQ). Dietary patterns from 52 predefined food groups [energy-adjusted food (g/d)] were extracted by principal component analysis. The Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CES-D) with a cut-off point of 16 was used to assess the prevalence of depression. RESULTS: A total of 97 subjects (12.3%) were classified as having depression. Four dietary patterns were identified: “Healthy”, “Western”, “Bread and confectionery”, and “Alcohol and accompanying” dietary patterns. After adjusting for potential confounders, the dietary patterns were not related to the risk of depression. CONCLUSIONS: The present study failed to find associations between dietary patterns and the risk of depression. However, the interpretation of our results was hampered by the lack of certain data, including employment physical activity and longitudinal observations. Potential associations between dietary patterns and depressive symptoms were not completely ruled out. Future research exploring dietary patterns and depressive symptoms is warranted

男子大学駅伝選手における6 か月のピリオダイゼーションの筋疲労と免疫機能による評価

In order to assess 6-month periodisation of top university ekiden runner, the changes of muscle fatigue and immune functions of 17 male university ekiden runners were investigated in each training period. The investigation was carried out during the normal training period （6 months before the race）, before and after the intensive training camp period （3 or 4 months before the race）, at the start of the conditioning period （one month before the race） and at the end of the conditioning period （10 days before the race）. Investigation parameters were myogenic enzymes, serum opsonic activity （SOA） and serum superoxide dismutase （SOD）. Neither levels of myogenic enzymes nor immunoglobulins and complements showed any signifi cant changes in each period. The level of SOA signifi cantly decreased after the training camp compared to before, and tended to recover towards the race. SOD levels were signifi cantly higher after the training camp and at the conditioning period compared to before, which might be a reaction against the oxidative stress induced by training. Conclusion, the subjects had good physical management during the training periods prior to the race from the standpoint of muscle fatigue and immune functions. Furthermore, the parameters used in this study may be useful to assess runners’ physical condition during a long season of training