Testing the Effects of Dietary Seafood Consumption on Depressive Symptoms

Berger, Maximus;Amminger, G.Paul;McDermott, Robyn;Guest, Paul C.;Sarnyai, Zoltán

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This chapter presents a protocol for assessing the effects dietary seafood consumption on depressive symptoms. We designed a cross-sectional study of 206 participants recruited in two Torres Strait Island communities. Depressive symptoms were assessed using the adapted Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (aPHQ-9), diet was analyzed with a structured questionnaire, omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acid concentrations were measured via a capillary dried blood spot system, and plasma levels of triglycerides and cholesterol were measured by gas-phase chromatography. Finally, we tested the relationship between seafood consumption, blood lipid concentrations, and depression scores using independent samples t-tests and a logistic and quantile regression model.

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Clinical and Preclinical Models for Maximizing Healthspan

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978-1-0716-0470-0

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Humana Press

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New York, NY, U.S.A

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10.1007/978-1-0716-0471-7_15