Abstract
Background: Meta-analysis of observational studies concluded that soft drinks may increase the risk of depression, while high consumption of coffee and tea may reduce the risk. Objectives were to explore the associations between the consumption of soft drinks, coffee or tea and: (1) a history of major depressive disorder (MDD) and (2) the severity of depressive symptoms clusters (mood, cognitive and somatic/vegetative symptoms). Methods: Cross-sectional and longitudinal analysis based on baseline and 12-month-follow-up data collected from four countries participating in the European MooDFOOD prevention trial. In total, 941 overweight adults with subsyndromal depressive symptoms aged 18 to 75 years were analyzed. History of MDD, depressive symptoms and beverages intake were assessed. Results: Sugar-sweetened soft drinks were positively related to MDD history rates whereas soft drinks with non-nutritive sweeteners were inversely related for the high vs. low categories of intake. Longitudinal analysis showed no significant associations between beverages and mood, cognitive and somatic/vegetative clusters. Conclusion: Our findings point toward a relationship between soft drinks and past MDD diagnoses depending on how they are sweetened while we found no association with coffee and tea. No significant effects were found between any studied beverages and the depressive symptoms clusters in a sample of overweight adults.
Highlights
Depression is an important public health issue [1,2]
In the context of this large-scale prevention trial, the aims of the present work were to examine by exploratory post-hoc analysis: (1) the relationship between certain non-alcoholic beverages and past major depressive disorder (MDD) diagnosis; and (2) to explore the potential differences in depressive symptom clusters in relation to these non-alcoholic beverages consumption
The post-hoc analysis based on baseline data from the large-scale MooDFOOD prevention trial with the aim of exploring the relationship between certain non-alcoholic beverages and past MDD diagnosis showed that consuming at least one drink a day of soft drinks sweetened with sugar was associated with a higher prevalence of MDD history diagnosis than consuming less than one drink a day
Summary
Depression is an important public health issue [1,2]. According to the World HealthOrganization [3], depression is a common mental disorder worldwide with more than 300 millionNutrients 2020, 12, 3202; doi:10.3390/nu12103202 www.mdpi.com/journal/nutrientsNutrients 2020, 12, 3202 people affected. Along with coffee or tea are the most consumed non-alcoholic beverages [9]. Meta-analysis of observational studies concluded that soft drinks may increase the risk of depression, while high consumption of coffee and tea may reduce the risk. Objectives were to explore the associations between the consumption of soft drinks, coffee or tea and: (1) a history of major depressive disorder (MDD) and (2) the severity of depressive symptoms clusters (mood, cognitive and somatic/vegetative symptoms). History of MDD, depressive symptoms and beverages intake were assessed. Longitudinal analysis showed no significant associations between beverages and mood, cognitive and somatic/vegetative clusters. No significant effects were found between any studied beverages and the depressive symptoms clusters in a sample of overweight adults
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