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Evidence suggests Ketogenic Diet maydecreaseDepressive symptoms.
14 studies (24 claims)
Strong consensus
Study Claims
| Intervention | Direction | Endpoint | Type | Population | Dosage | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Use of the Literature-Based Adherence Score to the Mediterranean Diet (LAMD) | Decreases - provide similar findings | incident depressive symptoms | Human | men | Not specified | Prospective association between adherence to the Mediterranean diet and risk of depressive symptoms in the French SU.VI.MAX cohort.cited 41× |
| higher adherence to the Mediterranean Diet at midlife | Decreases - was associated with a lower risk of | incident depressive symptoms | Human | particularly in men | Not specified | Prospective association between adherence to the Mediterranean diet and risk of depressive symptoms in the French SU.VI.MAX cohort.cited 41× |
| higher adherence to the MIND diet | Decreases - had 26% lower odds of experiencing | recurrent depressive symptoms | Human | participants from the British Whitehall II cohort study | Not specified | Adherence to MIND Diet and Risk of Recurrent Depressive Symptoms: Prospective Whitehall II Cohort Study.cited 2× |
| low protein diet (LPD) | Increases - had significantly higher unadjusted Odds Ratio (OR) (1.81, [95% for Confidence Interval (CI), 1.18-2.76]) and multivariate-adjusted OR (1.80, [1.15-2.81]) for | depressive symptoms | Human | CKD patients | Dietary protein intake ≤0.8 g/kg/day. | Association of a low protein diet with depressive symptoms and poor health-related quality of life in CKD.cited 9× |
| low protein diet (LPD) | Increases - had a significant increase in unadjusted OR (2.00, [1.12-3.57]) and multivariate OR (1.99, [1.01-3.44]) for | depressive symptoms | Human | DKD subgroups | Dietary protein intake ≤0.8 g/kg/day. | Association of a low protein diet with depressive symptoms and poor health-related quality of life in CKD.cited 9× |
| low protein diet (LPD) | Increases - had significantly higher unadjusted OR (1.97, [1.13-3.42]) and multivariate OR (2.03, [1.12-3.73]) for | depressive symptoms | Human | advanced CKD group | Dietary protein intake ≤0.8 g/kg/day. | Association of a low protein diet with depressive symptoms and poor health-related quality of life in CKD.cited 9× |
| low protein diet (LPD) | Increases - was significantly associated with | depressive symptoms | Human | CKD patients | Dietary protein intake ≤0.8 g/kg/day. | Association of a low protein diet with depressive symptoms and poor health-related quality of life in CKD.cited 9× |
| high adherence to the MIND diet | Decreases - was prospectively associated with reduced | depressive symptoms | Human | adolescents | Not specified | Adherence to the Mediterranean Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension Intervention for Neurodegenerative Delay (MIND) diet and trajectories of depressive symptomatology in youth. |
| MIND diet scores | Decreases - showed significant cross-lag paths to | depressive symptoms | Human | adolescents | Not specified | Adherence to the Mediterranean Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension Intervention for Neurodegenerative Delay (MIND) diet and trajectories of depressive symptomatology in youth. |
| energy-restricted diet (control group) | Decreases - decreased | depressive symptoms | Human | overweight or obese middle-aged subjects | 1.4 g cocoa extract/day (645 mg total polyphenols/day). | An Increase in Plasma Homovanillic Acid with Cocoa Extract Consumption Is Associated with the Alleviation of Depressive Symptoms in Overweight or Obese Adults on an Energy Restricted Diet in a Randomized Controlled Trial.cited 20× |
| cocoa extract supplementation as part of an energy-restricted diet | Decreases - was negatively related | changes in depressive symptoms and changes in plasma HVA | Human | cocoa group | 1.4 g cocoa extract/day (645 mg total polyphenols/day). | An Increase in Plasma Homovanillic Acid with Cocoa Extract Consumption Is Associated with the Alleviation of Depressive Symptoms in Overweight or Obese Adults on an Energy Restricted Diet in a Randomized Controlled Trial.cited 20× |
| cocoa extract supplementation as part of an energy-restricted diet | Decreases - was associated with a reduction | depressive symptoms | Human | overweight or obese middle-aged subjects | 1.4 g cocoa extract/day (645 mg total polyphenols/day). | An Increase in Plasma Homovanillic Acid with Cocoa Extract Consumption Is Associated with the Alleviation of Depressive Symptoms in Overweight or Obese Adults on an Energy Restricted Diet in a Randomized Controlled Trial.cited 20× |
| cocoa extract supplementation as part of an energy-restricted diet | Decreases - decreased | depressive symptoms | Human | overweight or obese middle-aged subjects | 1.4 g cocoa extract/day (645 mg total polyphenols/day). | An Increase in Plasma Homovanillic Acid with Cocoa Extract Consumption Is Associated with the Alleviation of Depressive Symptoms in Overweight or Obese Adults on an Energy Restricted Diet in a Randomized Controlled Trial.cited 20× |
| gluten-free diet | Decreases - helps to reduce | depressive symptoms | Human | patients with celiac disease | Not specified | Celiac disease and depressive disorders as nutritional implications related to common factors - A comprehensive review.cited 1× |
| healthy diet intervention | Decreases - a decrease in depressive symptoms was observed | depressive symptoms | Human | healthy older volunteers | Not specified (healthy diet composition described but no exact dosage provided for the diet or supplements). | Quality of Life: Psychological Symptoms-Effects of a 2-Month Healthy Diet and Nutraceutical Intervention; A Randomized, Open-Label Intervention Trial (RISTOMED).cited 5× |
| high polyphenol diet (HPD) | Decreases - reported a decrease | depressive symptoms | Human | mildly hypertensive participants aged 40-65 years | Not specified | A High Polyphenol Diet Improves Psychological Well-Being: The Polyphenol Intervention Trial (PPhIT).cited 26× |
| Adherence to a Mediterranean diet (MedDiet) | Decreases - has been shown to attenuate | depressive symptoms | Human | patients with metabolic perturbations | Not specified | The potential role of the Mediterranean diet for the treatment and management of polycystic ovary syndrome: a review of the pathophysiological mechanisms and clinical evidence.cited 1× |
| MIND diet | Decreases - inversely associated | likelihood of postpartum depressive symptoms | Human | women (2-8 weeks after childbirth) | Not specified | Investigating the relationship between MIND diet and postpartum depressive symptoms. |
| MIND diet | Decreases - significantly lower chance | postpartum depressive symptoms | Human | women (2-8 weeks after childbirth) | Not specified | Investigating the relationship between MIND diet and postpartum depressive symptoms. |
| MIND diet | Decreases - significantly lower | postpartum depressive symptoms scores | Human | women (2-8 weeks after childbirth) | Not specified | Investigating the relationship between MIND diet and postpartum depressive symptoms. |
| low-carbohydrate diet (LCHD) | Decreases - significant impact on alleviating depressive symptoms | depressive symptoms | Human | patients with MDD | Not specified | Low-carbohydrate diet as a nutritional intervention in a major depression disorder: focus on relapse prevention.cited 2× |
| a low-cost healthy diet (based on local Ugandan foods) combined with easy-to access mindfulness cognitive therapy | Decreases - reduce | depressive symptoms | Human | university students in Uganda | Not specified | A pragmatic randomized trial to examine the effect of combining healthy diet with mindfulness cognitive therapy to reduce depressive symptoms among university students in a low-resource setting: protocol for the NutriMind Project. |