Alharbi Mudi H, Alarifi Sehad N
Clinical Nutrition Department, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Taibah University, Madinah 42353, Saudi Arabia.
Department of Food and Nutrition Science, Al-Quwayiyah College of Sciences and Humanities, Shaqra University, Shaqraa 11971, Saudi Arabia.
Healthcare (Basel). 2022 Apr 14;10(4):730. doi: 10.3390/healthcare10040730.
It is unclear whether gender-based differences in dietary fibre intake exist in the relationship between daily fibre consumption and the prevalence of mood disorders. This study aims to examine the effects of dietary fibre consumption on mood status between genders in Saudi Arabia. A total of 359 Saudi participants completed the survey. The data showed that women consumed 14 g fibre/day and had a mild depression score, while men consumed 12 g/day and had very severe stress. The consumption of low-to-moderate servings of fruit or very low servings of nuts and seeds was associated with stress in men. Moderate levels of depression among women were likely to occur with low-to-moderate servings of nuts and seeds. Moderate-to-high stress levels among women appeared to be associated with low-to-moderate servings of vegetables, while depressed men consumed vegetables in low-to-moderate servings. However, anxious women who experienced mild levels consumed low-to-moderate servings of vegetables, and those with a mild-to-moderate level of anxiety consumed low-to-moderate servings of bread, whole grains, and cereals. The preliminary results showed that the consumption of 12 g fibre/day is not enough to relieve stress among men, while 14 g/day reduces the level of depression to mild among women. Fibre-rich foods, e.g., vegetables, nuts and seeds, fruit, bread, cereals and legumes, lower the degree of negative moods, but this is not only attributed to fibre, as there are other influential nutrients.
在膳食纤维摄入量与情绪障碍患病率之间的关系中，基于性别的膳食纤维摄入量差异是否存在尚不清楚。本研究旨在探讨沙特阿拉伯不同性别之间膳食纤维摄入量对情绪状态的影响。共有359名沙特参与者完成了调查。数据显示，女性每天摄入14克纤维，抑郁程度较轻，而男性每天摄入12克纤维，压力非常大。低至中等份量的水果或极低份量的坚果和种子的摄入与男性的压力有关。女性中，低至中等份量的坚果和种子摄入可能会导致中度抑郁。女性中，中高压力水平似乎与低至中等份量的蔬菜摄入有关，而抑郁的男性则摄入低至中等份量的蔬菜。然而，轻度焦虑的女性摄入低至中等份量的蔬菜，轻度至中度焦虑的女性摄入低至中等份量的面包、全谷物和谷类食品。初步结果表明，男性每天摄入12克纤维不足以缓解压力，而女性每天摄入14克纤维可将抑郁程度降至轻度。富含纤维的食物，如蔬菜、坚果和种子、水果、面包、谷类食品和豆类，可降低负面情绪的程度，但这不仅仅归因于纤维，因为还有其他有影响的营养素。
