The association between diet and mental health and wellbeing in young adults within a biopsychosocial framework.

<h4>Objective</h4>Predominantly plant-based diets can co-benefit human physical health and the planet. Young adults appear to be on the forefront of the shift to plant-based diets. However, little is known about the relationship between plant-based diets and mental health in this populat...

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Autores principales:	Verena Rossa-Roccor, Chris G Richardson, Rachel A Murphy, Anne M Gadermann
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Publicado:	Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2021
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:9f55444f568d4d11a1d9f9069248a0062021-12-02T20:03:58ZThe association between diet and mental health and wellbeing in young adults within a biopsychosocial framework.1932-620310.1371/journal.pone.0252358https://doaj.org/article/9f55444f568d4d11a1d9f9069248a0062021-01-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0252358https://doaj.org/toc/1932-6203<h4>Objective</h4>Predominantly plant-based diets can co-benefit human physical health and the planet. Young adults appear to be on the forefront of the shift to plant-based diets. However, little is known about the relationship between plant-based diets and mental health in this population even though mental health disorders contribute substantially to the global burden of disease, particularly among this age group.<h4>Design</h4>In this cross-sectional study we utilize a biopsychosocial framework to assess the association between dietary intake and mental health and wellbeing. Mental health was assessed using self-reported measures of anxiety (GAD-7), depression (PHQ-9) and quality of life (single-item). Dietary intake in the prior month was assessed using a dietary screener (DSQ) and participants were asked to self-identify a diet preference (e.g., vegan).<h4>Setting and participants</h4>339 university undergraduate students.<h4>Results</h4>A principal component analysis of dietary intake found three dominant dietary patterns (plant-based, animal-based, and 'junk foods'); 28.1% (n = 95) of participants self-identified as pescatarian, vegetarian, vegan, other. The association between dietary patterns, diet preference and mental health was assessed through regression analysis. After controlling for covariables, we found a significant positive association between the junk food component and depression (z-score β = .21, p≤.001; adj. R2 = .39) and anxiety (z-score β = .14; p≤.001; adj. R2 = .32) while no association was found between plant-based, animal-based or self-identified diet preference and the mental health measures.<h4>Conclusions</h4>We did not find a negative association between predominantly plant-based diet patterns and mental health and wellbeing. It is important to consider dietary composition and to conceptualize diet as a health behaviour that is embedded in a biopsychosocial framework.Verena Rossa-RoccorChris G RichardsonRachel A MurphyAnne M GadermannPublic Library of Science (PLoS)articleMedicineRScienceQENPLoS ONE, Vol 16, Iss 6, p e0252358 (2021)
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spellingShingle	Medicine R Science Q Verena Rossa-Roccor Chris G Richardson Rachel A Murphy Anne M Gadermann The association between diet and mental health and wellbeing in young adults within a biopsychosocial framework.
description	<h4>Objective</h4>Predominantly plant-based diets can co-benefit human physical health and the planet. Young adults appear to be on the forefront of the shift to plant-based diets. However, little is known about the relationship between plant-based diets and mental health in this population even though mental health disorders contribute substantially to the global burden of disease, particularly among this age group.<h4>Design</h4>In this cross-sectional study we utilize a biopsychosocial framework to assess the association between dietary intake and mental health and wellbeing. Mental health was assessed using self-reported measures of anxiety (GAD-7), depression (PHQ-9) and quality of life (single-item). Dietary intake in the prior month was assessed using a dietary screener (DSQ) and participants were asked to self-identify a diet preference (e.g., vegan).<h4>Setting and participants</h4>339 university undergraduate students.<h4>Results</h4>A principal component analysis of dietary intake found three dominant dietary patterns (plant-based, animal-based, and 'junk foods'); 28.1% (n = 95) of participants self-identified as pescatarian, vegetarian, vegan, other. The association between dietary patterns, diet preference and mental health was assessed through regression analysis. After controlling for covariables, we found a significant positive association between the junk food component and depression (z-score β = .21, p≤.001; adj. R2 = .39) and anxiety (z-score β = .14; p≤.001; adj. R2 = .32) while no association was found between plant-based, animal-based or self-identified diet preference and the mental health measures.<h4>Conclusions</h4>We did not find a negative association between predominantly plant-based diet patterns and mental health and wellbeing. It is important to consider dietary composition and to conceptualize diet as a health behaviour that is embedded in a biopsychosocial framework.
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author	Verena Rossa-Roccor Chris G Richardson Rachel A Murphy Anne M Gadermann
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title	The association between diet and mental health and wellbeing in young adults within a biopsychosocial framework.
title_short	The association between diet and mental health and wellbeing in young adults within a biopsychosocial framework.
title_full	The association between diet and mental health and wellbeing in young adults within a biopsychosocial framework.
title_fullStr	The association between diet and mental health and wellbeing in young adults within a biopsychosocial framework.
title_full_unstemmed	The association between diet and mental health and wellbeing in young adults within a biopsychosocial framework.
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publisher	Public Library of Science (PLoS)
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The association between diet and mental health and wellbeing in young adults within a biopsychosocial framework.

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