Institute of Health Sciences, College of Medical Sciences, University of Rzeszow, 35-959 Rzeszow, Poland.
Nutrients. 2022 Oct 19;14(20):4390. doi: 10.3390/nu14204390.
Depression is one of the most common mental disorders in the world and a current and growing social and health problem. The growing scale of the problem not only concerns adults, but now it particularly affects children and adolescents. Prevention, early diagnosis and treatment of mood disorders in adolescence is crucial because adolescent depression is a risk factor for recurrence of depression later in life, as well as many other mental health disorders in adulthood. The purpose of this study was to analyze data on the dietary patterns and composition of the Mediterranean diet as a modifiable risk factor for depression, which would be a viable prevention strategy and a good target for early intervention and supportive treatment of depression. Research shows that the Mediterranean diet pattern can reduce the risk and symptoms of depression, while western eating styles can increase the risk and severity of depression in adolescents. The number of studies in adolescent populations continues to increase, but most longitudinal and clinical studies are still insufficient. Modification of the diet can be a helpful strategy for the prevention and treatment of depression in adolescents; therefore, the diet of young people should be considered a key and modifiable goal in the prevention of mental disorders.
抑郁症是世界上最常见的精神障碍之一，也是当前日益严重的社会和健康问题。这个问题的规模不断扩大不仅令成年人担忧，还尤其影响到儿童和青少年。预防、早期诊断和治疗青少年时期的情绪障碍至关重要，因为青少年抑郁症是成年后抑郁症复发的一个风险因素，也是许多其他心理健康障碍的一个风险因素。本研究旨在分析与饮食模式和地中海饮食结构相关的数据，这些数据将作为一个可改变的抑郁症风险因素，为可行的预防策略提供依据，并为早期干预和支持性治疗抑郁症提供一个良好的目标。研究表明，地中海饮食模式可以降低青少年患抑郁症的风险和症状，而西方饮食模式则会增加青少年患抑郁症的风险和严重程度。青少年人群中的研究数量不断增加，但大多数纵向和临床研究仍然不足。饮食的改变可以作为预防和治疗青少年抑郁症的一种有益策略；因此，年轻人的饮食应被视为预防精神障碍的一个关键和可改变的目标。
