在进入公立大学的学生中,食物消费与抑郁,焦虑和压力有关
Maria Eduarda Ribeiro José1, Ivy Evangelista Costa Ramos1, Taciana Maia de Sousa2
1Programa de Pós-Graduação em Alimentação, Nutrição e Saúde - Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Rua São Francisco Xavier, 524, 12º andar, bloco D e E, Rio de Janeiro CEP: 20550-900, RJ, Brasil.
Journal of nutritional science
|February 13, 2025
概括
高消费的新鲜,微加工食品与较少的抑郁,焦虑和压力症状在大学生. 超加工食品摄入量与这些心理健康结果没有关联.
科学领域:
- 营养精神病学 营养精神病学
- 公共卫生 营养 公共卫生 营养
- 心理健康研究 心理健康研究
背景情况:
- 学生群体经常面临重大的心理健康挑战,包括抑郁,焦虑和压力.
- 饮食模式,特别是新鲜食品与超加工食品的消费,越来越多地被认为是心理健康的潜在调节者.
研究的目的:
- 调查新鲜/微加工食品和超加工食品消费与大学生抑郁,焦虑和压力症状之间的关联.
- 为大学环境中提供有针对性的营养干预措施提供证据,以支持学生的心理健康.
主要方法:
- 一项涉及巴西一所公立大学924名本科生的横截面研究.
- 在线调查问卷评估了12个新鲜/微加工食品子组和13个超加工食品子组的日常消费.
- DASS-21尺度测量了抑郁,焦虑和压力症状;调整后勤回归分析了关联.
主要成果:
- 高消费的新鲜或微加工食品 (≥5个子组) 是普遍存在的 (80.3%) 和反向相关的抑郁症 (OR: 0.62),焦虑 (OR: 0.58) 和压力 (OR: 0.69) 症状.
- 超加工食品的高消费 (38.9%) 与抑郁,焦虑或压力症状没有显著的关联.
- 没有心理健康症状的学生报告说,新鲜/微加工食品的消费频率更高.
结论:
- 促进新鲜和微加工食品的消费可能是减轻大学生抑郁,焦虑和压力症状的可行策略.
- 专注于健康饮食习惯的大学干预措施可能会对学生的心理健康结果产生积极影响.
- 需要进一步的研究,以探索年轻成年人饮食模式和心理健康之间的联系机制.
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